Donuktaş is in the urban fabric of Tarsus. It is to the east of other historical places of Tarsus and to the north of Turkish state highway D.400. Its distance to Mersin is about 29 km (18 mi).
Exploration historyedit
The first written document about Donuktaş dates back to 1545. According to a member of the VenetianBarbaro family, who was the Bailo of Constantinople, Donuktaş was a palace. But according to later accounts in the 19th century, it is a mausoleum. The French historian Victor Langlois (1829–1869) in his book Voyage Dans la Cilicie et Dans la Montagnes du Taurus 1852-1853 described Donuktaş as the mausoleum of Sardanapalus (612-605 BC), the last Assyrian king. The German archaeologist Robert Koldewey (1855–1925) supported this assertion. British orientalist William Burckhardt Barker (1810?–1856) on the other hand, believed that Donuktaş is a mausoleum of another king. However, during the systematic exploration between 1982 and 1992 by Turkish archaeologist Nezahat Baydur, Donuktaş was defined as a temple built in the 2nd century, during the Roman Empire, much later than the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–609 BC).[1] Originally, It was a temple of Sandon, an ancient Hittite deity. Later, Sandon was identified with the Roman godJupiter, and the temple became a Temple of Jupiter.[2] The exploration continued after 2007 by the German archaeologist Winfried Held.[3]
The buildingedit
The building is huge construction without a roof. It has a rectangular form oriented in northeast to southwest direction. Its length is 98 m (322 ft) and the width is 43 m (141 ft). It is surrounded by 6.5 m (21 ft)-thick walls. The walls are about 8 m (26 ft) high. The building material is Roman cement.[2] Although the wall is presently naked, it was originally covered by marble.
^Paper by Ali Akın Akyol, Yusuf Kağan Kadıoğlu and Winfried Held pg. 83 (in Turkish)
January 01, 1970
donuktaş, literally, pale, stone, roman, temple, tarsus, ilçe, district, mersin, province, southern, turkey, gate, shown, within, turkeylocationtarsus, mersin, province, turkeycoordinates36, 91639, 90333, 91639, 90333typetemplelength98, width43, height8, site,. Donuktas literally Pale Stone is a Roman temple in Tarsus ilce district of Mersin Province southern Turkey DonuktasGate of DonuktasShown within TurkeyLocationTarsus Mersin Province TurkeyCoordinates36 54 59 N 34 54 12 E 36 91639 N 34 90333 E 36 91639 34 90333TypeTempleLength98 m 322 ft Width43 m 141 ft Height8 m 26 ft Site notesArchaeologistsNezahat BaydurWinfried HeldConditionIn ruins Contents 1 Location 2 Exploration history 3 The building 4 See also 5 ReferencesLocation editDonuktas is in the urban fabric of Tarsus It is to the east of other historical places of Tarsus and to the north of Turkish state highway D 400 Its distance to Mersin is about 29 km 18 mi Exploration history editThe first written document about Donuktas dates back to 1545 According to a member of the Venetian Barbaro family who was the Bailo of Constantinople Donuktas was a palace But according to later accounts in the 19th century it is a mausoleum The French historian Victor Langlois 1829 1869 in his book Voyage Dans la Cilicie et Dans la Montagnes du Taurus 1852 1853 described Donuktas as the mausoleum of Sardanapalus 612 605 BC the last Assyrian king The German archaeologist Robert Koldewey 1855 1925 supported this assertion British orientalist William Burckhardt Barker 1810 1856 on the other hand believed that Donuktas is a mausoleum of another king However during the systematic exploration between 1982 and 1992 by Turkish archaeologist Nezahat Baydur Donuktas was defined as a temple built in the 2nd century during the Roman Empire much later than the Neo Assyrian Empire 911 609 BC 1 Originally It was a temple of Sandon an ancient Hittite deity Later Sandon was identified with the Roman god Jupiter and the temple became a Temple of Jupiter 2 The exploration continued after 2007 by the German archaeologist Winfried Held 3 The building editThe building is huge construction without a roof It has a rectangular form oriented in northeast to southwest direction Its length is 98 m 322 ft and the width is 43 m 141 ft It is surrounded by 6 5 m 21 ft thick walls The walls are about 8 m 26 ft high The building material is Roman cement 2 Although the wall is presently naked it was originally covered by marble See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Donuktas Temple of Jupiter Silifke References edit Taylan Koken Archaeology essays in Turkish a b Marsin Valiligi Mersin Oren Yerleri Istanbul 2009 ISBN 978 605 4196 07 4 p 87 Paper by Ali Akin Akyol Yusuf Kagan Kadioglu and Winfried Held pg 83 in Turkish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donuktas amp oldid 1210531432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
