European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Turkeys top tourist attraction by Dave Walczak staff writer history buffs will find Del the big names. Look right there s a portico named for Augustus. Glance left there s a Fountain in Trajan s Honor. A Temple honouring Alexander the great is just Down the Road. Welcome to Ephesus pronounced of a Sis the ancient City whose christians received St. Paul s epistle the Book of ephesians in the Bible. The City or what s left of it is Turkey s most popular tourist attraction today. Despite a Lack of inhabitants it s easy to see Why. Strolling along the City s main Road tourists Are treated to an up close look at temples Baths Heaters Many of them built before 100 . Earthquakes wars combined to wreck the City that was the Home of More than 250,000 people 2,000 years ago. But decades of excavations have restored some of the City continuing digging promises to unearth even More of the Metropolis that once dominated civilization along the Aegean sea. According to legend the City was founded about 1100 . By Androklis. Later it was conquered by lydian persians greeks romans yet managed to avoid destruction by incorporating Many of the customs of its conquerors. But the City finally buckled under the weight of gothic plundering in . 262. The ruins that attract up to too tour buses a Day in continued on Page 12 july 12, 1990 stripes mjg Jine 11
