Ancient in Turkey

The oldest known standing wooden building in the world is a chamber inside a burial mound.

These ancient ruins include a stadium dating back to 400 BC.

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.