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Did you know Ephesus is considered one
of the great outdoor museums of Turkey?
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Did you know the toilets in Ephesus were
ranged side by side with no partition
between them?
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Did you know before the rich people used
the toilets theirs slaves sat and heated
toilets’ stone for their masters?
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Did you know The Ancient Romans knew the
true shape of the world even back in the
1st century AD? When you visit Ephesus
you will see one foot of the main statue
of Emperor Trajan resting on the world
which was in the shape of a globe.
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Did you know the facade of Celcius Library
has 2 stories but the interior façade
has 3 stories because of original architecture?
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Did you know the first church dedicated
to Virgin Mary is in Ephesus?
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Did you know Ephesus which was once o
seaport is now 8kms away from the sea?
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Did you know that Ancient City of Ephesus
was built 4 times in the history and the
Ephesus we walk around today is the 4th
one?
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Did you know that The Virgin Mary lived
her last years of her life in Turkey,
here in a small cottage near Ephesus?
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Did you know The Virgin Mary’s house
in Ephesus is visited by Pope the 6th
Paul and Pope Jean Paul as well?
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Did you know The Second Ecumenical Council
convened in the Church of the Virgin Mary?
The same church is also known as one of
the seven churches of the Apocalypse.
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Did you know one of the seven wonders
of the antiquity, Temple of Artemis, is
at Ephesus?
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Did you know one of the seven wonders
of the world is believed to be rebuilt
7 times?
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Did you know that the columns of Artemis
was 30meters high?
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Did you know Artemis Temple covers an
area of 125meters by 60meters, as big
as a soccer field?
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Did you know the first advertisement is
in Ephesus. When you go there you will
see a sign carved on the Marble Street
that advertising the brothel?
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Did you know the first brothel ( public
house ) was built in Ephesus?
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Did you know that The Marble Street is
800meters long and Curetes Street is 1km
long?
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Did you know The Grand Theatre in Ephesus
has seating capacity of 24000 and a high
of 38meters?
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Did you know 7 Christians who fled Ephesus
is believed to have slept in a cave near
Ephesus for 200 years?
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Did you know Ephesus is the best preserved
classical city of the Eastern Mediterranean,
and among the best places in the world
enabling one to genuinely soak in the
atmosphere of Roman times?
