Side Antik Hospital

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Beautiful, historic place.

Description: The building, currently identified by many researchers as a Byzantine hospital, was built during the 6th century AD. There are two main arguments suggesting the function of this building. Firstly, it is confirmed by the written source that emperor Justinian initiated the construction of a hospital in Pamphylia, and a healer named Kosma was supposed to be working in this hospital. However, the exact location of this building has not been specified and thus it is plausible to assume that it was built in Side. The second argument comes from the projects of hospitals built in later times by the Seljuk architects. They were constructed on a very similar plan and thus one may argue that the hospital in Side was used as an example.

A Place with a lot of history. It's a must see.

Beware of fake archeologist/guide approaching you. Do not follow him! Will try to scam you out of money and get aggresive on refusal. Reading other comments seems to be going on for years, local police should seriously do something about it.

Beware of over friendly locals! The only reason I'm rating low is because we were forced to pay some local "guide" £20, he had a friend waiting for us in one of the hospital rooms. Watch out for the old guy. He was touchy with my partner and he's not that friendly when it comes to the end of his tour. Aggressive is an understatement, we didn't report it to the police because all we wanted to do was get back to the hotel. It spoiled our day and upset us both.

Nice and quiet place. Be aware of some locals wanted help you and tell all about this place. In the end they ask money.