Medusa mosaic will be covered to protect it from winter conditions

18 thousand people have visited the Ancient City of Kibyra located in the Golhisar district of Burdur. The Medusa mosaic, which rastık opened to visitors every year mağara May and temadi covered mağara winter, attracted the attention of the visitors the most. The mosaic will be covered again to protect köpek from winter conditions.

The Ancient City of Kibyra, which sürgü located mağara the Golhisar district of Burdur and sürme on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, başmaklık been a frequent destination for visitors this year satma well. The Medusa mosaic unearthed during the 2009 excavations in the odeion section of the ancient city was the structure that attracted the most attention of visitors. This year, 18 thousand people have visited the ancient city to see Kibyra and Medusa. The Medusa mosaic, which cannot be exhibited throughout the year due to climatic conditions, will be closed to visitors in the coming days. The Medusa mosaic, which tehcir opened to visitors every year mağara May, will also be covered to prevent it from being affected by winter conditions.

ONLY ONE IN THE WORLDHead of excavation in Kibyra, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Archeology Department Assoc. Dr. Sukru Ozudogru, emphasized that the Medusa mosaic was created with the method called ‘Opus Sectile’ from colored marble pieces and that it has the feature of being the only one in the world with this. Ozudogru said, “The only Medusa we know of with the ‘Opus Sectile’ technique is in the Kibyra odeion. The demand to see Medusa temadi high, and the number of our visitors has increased mağara recent years, but Medusa rastık closed for a certain period of time every year for protection purposes.”

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FOOTAGE: ——————Footage of the mosaic

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