Category Lycian Memory

Lycian Architecture

Likya mimarisinin en özgün yanı olan "ev tipi" mezarların en yoğun ve görkemli göründüğü yer burasıdır.

Lycian architecture: rock-cut tombs that turn wooden houses into stone, sarcophagi with pointed-arch lids, the pillar tombs of Xanthos and the Nereid Monument, and the theatres and council houses of Lycian cities.

Belief in Lycia

The ruins of the Letoon Sanctuary, the most significant center of ancient temple architecture and Belief in Lycia.

Belief in Lycia: a layered heritage of faith, from gods of Anatolian origin to Letoon and the oracle of Patara, and from St Nicholas to Yörük shrines and the lodge of Abdal Musa.

Lycian Ancient Water Structures

Stone blocks of the Patara Delikkemer inverted siphon pipeline, a prime example of Lycian Ancient Water Structures.

Lycian ancient water structures: the Delikkemer inverted siphon that carried water to Patara, pear-shaped cisterns in the mountains, the great underground cistern at Andriake, and the skill of managing water in a dry land.

Lycian League

General view of the Patara Parliament Building, the administrative center of the Lycian League, after restoration, and the ancient theater structure.

The Lycian League: a federation of 23 cities voting according to their size, praised by Montesquieu, echoed in the debates over the US Constitution, with its council house at Patara. An account based on the sources.

Lycian Geology and Earthquakes

The ruins of the Sunken City of Kekova and ancient remains submerged as a result of Lycian Geology and Earthquakes.

In our dossier on Lycian Geology and Earthquakes, explore the seismic fate of the Land of Light, the story of Kekova's submergence, and the awe-inspiring resistance strategies developed by ancient architecture against tremors. Embark on a tectonic journey with the latest 2026 seismological data.