Snow blankets ancient city of Aizanoi

Snow blankets ancient city of Aizanoi

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The ancient city of Aizanoi is offering enchanting views under a blanket of snow. (DHA Photo)
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Located just off the town of Çavdarhisar in Kütahya province, the site is also home to one of the best-preserved temples in Anatolia dedicated to the chief Olympian god Zeus of ancient Greek mythology.
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Dubbed as the second Ephesus, another iconic ancient city in Turkey, the site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2012, with excavation efforts have been ongoing for the last nine years.
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In 1824, European travelers rediscovered the ancient site.

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Between 1970 and 2011 German Archeology Institute conducted excavation work, unearthing the theater and a stadium, as well as two public baths, a gymnasium, five bridges, a trading building, necropolises and the sacred cave of Metre Steune- a cultist site thought to be used prior to the first century BC.
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Since 2011, Turkish archeologists have been carrying out the work at the ancient site.
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