Parthian Monument, Ephesus

Name: Parthian Monument
Address: Ephesus, Turkey

#2 among attractions in Ephesus

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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. It is named after reliefs discovered in 1903 in front of the Library of Celsus - these reliefs had later been reused as part of a fountain, with the Library's facade used to support the fountain. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°56'21"N, 27°20'27"E

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Parthian Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of Mary, Temple of the Sebastoi, Terrace House, Celsus Library.

0.4 miN
Historical place, Church
Church of Mary, Ephesus
11 min walk • 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.
~1110 ftSE
Temple, Ancient Roman architecture
Temple of the Sebastoi, Selçuk
6 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.
~380 ftSE
37°56'18"N • 27°20'29"E
Terrace House, Ephesus
2 min walk • Ruins
~40 ftNE
Museum, Ruins, Historical place
Celsus Library, Selçuk
1 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...
1.2 miSE
, Archaeological site
Çukuriçi Höyük, Ephesus
32 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.
~1320 ftSE
37°56'14"N • 27°20'40"E
Prytaneion, Selçuk
7 min walk • Ruins
~410 ftSE
37°56'19"N • 27°20'31"E
Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus
2 min walk • Ruins
~1320 ftSE
37°56'12"N • 27°20'39"E
Ephesus, Selçuk
7 min walk • Ruins

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Nearby attractions include Celsus Library, Selçuk (1 min walk), Terrace House, Ephesus (2 min walk), Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus (2 min walk), Temple of the Sebastoi, Selçuk (6 min walk).