Monday, December 21, 2009

3. Hieropolis & St. Sophia

Hieropolis Theater
The Hierapolis Theater
It was huge!

The Hieropolis theater was built against a hillside after an earthquake in 60 AD.
It had the capacity to seat 15,000 spectators with
 45 rows of seats originally. 30 rows have been preserved.
It was made mostly out of marble and contains the best examples of
Roman theater decoration.



Inside the theater





Outside the theater was a modern day swimming pool over the ruins and columns from Hierapolis.



This was originally a luxury resort town evangelized by Paul and Epaphras.


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St. Sophia


Cathy, Carol, Ester, Sharry and Connie
in the gardens of St. Sophia



It has beautiful grounds and gardens.




Our tour group listening to our tour guide, learning about
the history of St. Sophia

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