Photo: “Entrance and dromos of Tumulus MM, Midas Mound, Gordion”, Ywpark2003 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized for the web.
TÜRKIYE · 9TH CENTURY BC
Gordion
The Phrygian capital of Gordion preserves a citadel mound, lower and outer towns, fortifications and royal tumuli that together form the strongest archaeological testimony to Iron Age Phrygian culture.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Period
- 9th century BC
- Civilisation
- Phrygian
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage List
- Location
- 39.6504° N, 31.9784° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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Areas of the site
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Gordion Citadel Mound
The citadel mound at Yassıhöyük holds the walls and monumental buildings of the Phrygian capital.
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Great Tumulus (Tumulus MM)
Beneath this mound, about 53 metres high, lies a wooden burial chamber that has survived intact.
A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
What form do the royal tombs at Gordion take?
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