Church of Mary, Ephesus

Name: Church of Mary
Address: Ephesus, Turkey

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The Church of Mary was an ancient Christian cathedral dedicated to the Theotokos, located in Ephesus. It is also known as the Church of the Councils because two councils of importance to the history of Early Christianity are assumed to have been held within. The church is located in the south stoa of the Olympieion next to the harbor of Ephesus. ()

Local name: Meryem Kilisesi Architectural style: Byzantine architectureCoordinates: 37°56'42"N, 27°20'22"E

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Church of Mary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Temple of the Sebastoi, Parthian Monument, Terrace House, Celsus Library.

0.6 miS
Temple, Ancient Roman architecture
Temple of the Sebastoi, Selçuk
16 min walk • The Temple of the Sebastoi in Ephesus, formerly called the Temple of Domitian, is a Roman temple dedicated to the Imperial cult of the Flavian dynasty. It was dedicated in CE 89/90 under the reign of Domitian. Its contemporary name is known from an adjacent inscription.
0.4 miS
Monuments and statues
Parthian Monument, Ephesus
11 min walk • The Parthian Monument was a 2nd-century Roman monument in Ephesus, of which only remnants survive, now housed in the Ephesos Museum, part of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
0.5 miS
37°56'18"N • 27°20'29"E
Terrace House, Ephesus
13 min walk • Ruins
0.4 miS
Museum, Ruins, Historical place
Celsus Library, Selçuk
11 min walk • The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, now part of Selçuk, Turkey. The building was commissioned in the 110s A.D. by a consul, Gaius Julius Aquila, as a funerary monument for his father, former proconsul of Asia Tiberius Julius Celsus...
1.5 miSE
, Archaeological site
Çukuriçi Höyük, Ephesus
40 min walk • Çukuriçi Höyük is a prehistoric Tell settlement on the Aegean coast of western Turkey. It is located about 1 km southeast of the ancient city of Ephesos, near the present city of Selçuk in the province of İzmir. Between 2007 and 2016 the settlement was systematically investigated.
0.6 miSE
37°56'14"N • 27°20'40"E
Prytaneion, Selçuk
16 min walk • Ruins
0.5 miS
37°56'19"N • 27°20'31"E
Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus
12 min walk • Ruins
0.6 miSE
37°56'12"N • 27°20'39"E
Ephesus, Selçuk
16 min walk • Ruins

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Nearby attractions include Celsus Library, Selçuk (11 min walk), Parthian Monument, Ephesus (11 min walk), Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus (12 min walk), Terrace House, Ephesus (13 min walk).