Kilise Park

Historical place

Its historical texture is preserved

The museum is a historical place

The museum is a beautiful historical place

It is one of the historical places in Tarsus. It is one of the important places for the Pope and the Christian world.

Although small, it smells of history

Donuktaş the beginning of the 18th century was seen by many travelers and archaeologists since and is made of different interpretations. V. Langlois travelers from the Middle Ages, this was the king of Assyria qualify as Sardanapal's grave. R. Koldewey made the first serious investigation in the temple in 1888-1890. French Consul Chen. Excavation was carried out by Texier, and a finger found to belong to a large statue was found. In 1982, Prof. Nezahat Baydar by scientific excavations started in 1992, it has ended. As a result of scientific excavations, a monumental structure was undoubtedly a temple. This structure kuzeydoğu- southwest solid square-shaped rectangular area in the direction of vaulted arches are connected. it was found that 20 sits on a stepped base structure. The building's exterior length of 98 m., width 43 m. the height of the walls is 8 m, and the thickness is 6.50 m. It is understood that the main space is open at the top. Excavations of the temple's exterior due to the large number of marble slabs is believed to be covered with marble. The walls are made of concrete transported by attaching Rome compacted gravel. The temple also identified the presence of an altar. The high podium ramp structure and cell wall may indicate a temple. Although there is no exact data on the date of construction, the building was started in the 2nd century based on the column head and other architectural pieces, but could not be finished, and the building was the temple of unity in Tarsus, the capital of Cilicia in the 2nd century, or Sandan, the founder and head of Tarsus. It is suggested that he may have been dedicated to (Sandon) (Herakles / Baal / Style). It is believed that gods made Iupit temple from being identified with Iupit in the Roman period. Source: Mersin Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate archive.