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Metius Modestus
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Lycian built this archway in the 1st century. This archway (Metius Modestus-Roma Zafer Takı in Turkish) is at the Patara Village-Kaş/Antalya. This type of archway built at streets for special days (holiday,festival...) usually. But some archway built for triumph. In this archway built for triumph by Lycian and it have come to the present.

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.elektronist
08/12/10 7:12 PM GMT
Very old architecture and still stays up! Nice composition and details, Meriç. I liked the angle of shot, so that you could simplify background very nicely.

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.MudMilF
08/12/10 7:58 PM GMT
I love ancient architecture, Meriç. You've given us a great perspective on this fabulous arch.
Michaela
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"The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal." George Santayana
.catweasel
08/13/10 12:24 AM GMT
A really good capture of this historic archway. Well done indeed.
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