The ruins of Ephesus - the first and greatest metropolis of Asia - are in Turkey, about 3 km from the present town of Selçuk, than to observe the biggest attraction in the Turkish Aegean and allow a vivid insight into the lifestyle of the ancient world. The ancient city impresses visitors with a fascinating history-rich journey into the past, is considered one of the best preserved archaeological sites and therefore enjoys enormous fame. The first foundation of the ancient city is dated to 1500 BC, the city was then built by Ionians from the island of Samos on a slope.
until 3 Century BC, Ephesus became a flourishing center between Mesopotamia and the Middle East. To the 3rd Century BC, Ephesus was on the shore of the bay, laid and reaffirmed its position as the capital of the province's main commercial center and Asya in der römischen Epoche. Einst beherbergte Ephesos den weltberühmten Artemistempel (Artemision) - eines der gepriesenen sieben Weltwunder der Antike, der aber im sumpfigen Gebiet allmählich versank. Heutzutage sind von diesem einmaligen Bauwerk nur eine einzelne Säule sowie auch einige ausgegrabene Stücke im Museum von Selçuk zu sehen. Die erhaltene Ruinenstadt Ephesos stammt vorwiegend aus der römischen Periode zwischen 300 vor Chr. und dem 2. Jh. nach Chr. und wurde im Jahr 1869 beim Bau der Eisenbahnlinie von Izmir nach Aydin eher zufällig vom Engländer John T. Wood entdeckt. Seitdem zählen die ausgegrabenen Ruinen von Ephesos zu den berühmtesten antiken Bauwerken der Welt, die das Reichtum und den Wohlstand des Römischen Empire testify. The ancient ruined city with its numerous, well-preserved Graeco-Roman structures such as reconstructed by Austrian archaeologists front of the Celsus Library and the large theater with about 25,000 seats. If the visitor goes through the Magnesia Gate, he takes a step into a life of ancient and prestigious history dominated world. The Variustherme, the Basilica and the Odeon place as a former seat of the City Council, the voluptuousness of the Hadrian's classicism dar.
In today Ephesus, just 5 km from the sea, can the tourists unusual idyll and an unexpected abundance of architectural Masterpieces to admire: the Scholastica Baths, the doppelbögige Mazaeus and Mitridate gate, the magnificent theater at the end of the Marble Road, which serves today as an auditorium for the latest plays and modern performances, the agora (the market square in the center), the temples and many well-preserved dwellings let every visitor breathless. Finally, in today's Selçuk are many artifacts from the archaeological site of Ephesus and other places like the St. John's Church from the 6th Century, the Isa Bey Mosque from the 14th admire century and the House of the Virgin Mary.
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