Did you know Ephesus is considered one of the great outdoor museums of Turkey?
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Did you know the toilets in Ephesus were ranged side by side with no partition between them?
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Did you know before the rich people used the toilets theirs slaves sat and heated toilets’ stone for their masters?
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id you know 7 Christians who fled Ephesus is believed to have slept in a cave near Ephesus for 200 years?
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Did you know the facade of Celcius Library has 2 stories but the interior façade has 3 stories because of original architecture?
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Did you know the first church dedicated to Virgin Mary is in Ephesus?
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Did you know Ephesus which was once o seaport is now 8kms away from the sea?
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Did you know that Ancient City of Ephesus was built 4 times in the history and the Ephesus we walk around today is the 4th one?
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Did you know that The Virgin Mary lived her last years of her life in Turkey, here in a small cottage near Ephesus?
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Did you know The Virgin Mary’s house in Ephesus is visited by Pope the 6th Paul and Pope Jean Paul as well?
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Did you know The Second Ecumenical Council convened in the Church of the Virgin Mary? The same church is also known as one of the seven churches of the Apocalypse.
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Did you know one of the seven wonders of the antiquity, Temple of Artemis, is at Ephesus?
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Did you know one of the seven wonders of the world is believed to be rebuilt 7 times?
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Did you know Artemis Temple covers an area of 125meters by 60meters, as big as a soccer field?
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Did you know that the columns of Artemis was 30meters high?
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Did you know that The Marble Street is 800meters long and Curetes Street is 1km long?
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Did you know the first advertisement is in Ephesus. When you go there you will see a sign carved on the Marble Street that advertising the brothel?
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Did you know the first brothel ( public house ) was built in Ephesus?
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Did you know The Grand Theatre in Ephesus has seating capacity of 24000 and a high of 38meters?
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Did you know The Ancient Romans knew the true shape of the world even back in the 1st century AD? When you visit Ephesus you will see one foot of the main statue of Emperor Trajan resting on the world which was in the shape of a globe.
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Did you know Ephesus is the best preserved classical city of the Eastern Mediterranean, and among the best places in the world enabling one to genuinely soak in the atmosphere of Roman times?
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