Turkey, Aegean region, Denizli province, the ancient city of Hierapolis on the heights of Pamukkale (cotton castle), both UNESCO World Heritage Site, here the main street (platia), 14 meters wide, paved and sidewalks, at its center runs the main drain, on the sides are houses, shops and warehouses, unified by a 170 meter long travertine facade, a series of buildings of late date (5th-6th century AD) invades the road surface, in this period reduced eight meters in width, a thick limestone deposit (about 2 meters thick), formed by the runoff of spring water, covered the surface of the road.

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Location: Pamukkale Belediyesi
Photo credit: © BRUSINI Aurélien / hemis.fr / Alamy / Afripics
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