The Temple of Artemis

Interesting ruins and remains of a 2,500 year-old temple. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World due to how massive it was. It was destroyed by St. John Chrysostom in A.D. 402.

Nice historic place! Only one column left to see but it's one of the 7 ancient wonders if the world, but in ruins..Very close to Efes/Ephesus

Not much left to see; however, you can imagine how large the temple must be in her glory days. The pillars were 18 meters high and were made of marble. Now, you can see one reconstruction left (but not entirely made of marble). Because the temple is in ruins, people don't usually spend too much time here.

The opening time is different in the winter time, so sometimes is good to plan if you want to see the last column. Gate is closed outside of the opening hours.

A lone column is all that remains of one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. Once one of the largest buildings in the Mediterranean. It was surrounded by 127 columns.

If you are already in Selçuk, you must definitely visit. You need to use your imagination, though, because there is only one pillar and some part of the foundation left to see. There is no fee for visiting The construction began around 560 BC and took 120 to 200 years, according to various sources. The first attempt to ruin the Temple was an arson. An arsonist named Herostratus set the wooden frame of the ceiling by hope to immortalize his name. It's been said that Artemis was away and assisting in the delivery of Alexander. After liberating Ephesus(334 BC), Alexander the Great offered to pay all costs for completion of construction. But Ephesians said, "It was inappropriate for a god to dedicate offerings to gods." The Temple has been weakened by earthquakes. In 262 AD, it was burned by the goths. The ruins of the Temple are used as a quarry for the building of a byzantine city at Ephesus.

It's one of the world's 7 wonders, so it's a must see but other than learning the history of the grounds there isn't much to see. You are in and out in 5 minutes

Temple of Artemis is one of the ancient wonders of the world! Only the Pyramid of Giza still stands as the remaining ancient wonder of the world by all others have been destroyed or are underwater. Some, like the hanging towers of Babylon have never been found. So it's amazing that there's even a pillar left to be found. However, I was really surprised by the lack of protection to something that's so precious as treasured history. There is absolutely no protection for the pillar. In fact a couple of people were climbing up on the side of it to take pictures. 🤦🏻‍♂️ If you don't know, walking on ancient artifacts can actually degrade them and destroy them over time. Anyways, the history of it is cool and since you're probably there to see Ephesus anyways, It's well worth a quick stop over. Literally no parking charges, no fees to see it and nothing to protect it from people degrading it further.

Interesting ruins and remains of a 2,500 year-old temple. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World due to how massive it was. It was destroyed by St. John Chrysostom in A.D. 402.

Nice historic place! Only one column left to see but it's one of the 7 ancient wonders if the world, but in ruins..Very close to Efes/Ephesus

Not much left to see; however, you can imagine how large the temple must be in her glory days. The pillars were 18 meters high and were made of marble. Now, you can see one reconstruction left (but not entirely made of marble). Because the temple is in ruins, people don't usually spend too much time here.

The opening time is different in the winter time, so sometimes is good to plan if you want to see the last column. Gate is closed outside of the opening hours.

A lone column is all that remains of one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. Once one of the largest buildings in the Mediterranean. It was surrounded by 127 columns.

If you are already in Selçuk, you must definitely visit. You need to use your imagination, though, because there is only one pillar and some part of the foundation left to see. There is no fee for visiting The construction began around 560 BC and took 120 to 200 years, according to various sources. The first attempt to ruin the Temple was an arson. An arsonist named Herostratus set the wooden frame of the ceiling by hope to immortalize his name. It's been said that Artemis was away and assisting in the delivery of Alexander. After liberating Ephesus(334 BC), Alexander the Great offered to pay all costs for completion of construction. But Ephesians said, "It was inappropriate for a god to dedicate offerings to gods." The Temple has been weakened by earthquakes. In 262 AD, it was burned by the goths. The ruins of the Temple are used as a quarry for the building of a byzantine city at Ephesus.

It's one of the world's 7 wonders, so it's a must see but other than learning the history of the grounds there isn't much to see. You are in and out in 5 minutes

Temple of Artemis is one of the ancient wonders of the world! Only the Pyramid of Giza still stands as the remaining ancient wonder of the world by all others have been destroyed or are underwater. Some, like the hanging towers of Babylon have never been found. So it's amazing that there's even a pillar left to be found. However, I was really surprised by the lack of protection to something that's so precious as treasured history. There is absolutely no protection for the pillar. In fact a couple of people were climbing up on the side of it to take pictures. 🤦🏻‍♂️ If you don't know, walking on ancient artifacts can actually degrade them and destroy them over time. Anyways, the history of it is cool and since you're probably there to see Ephesus anyways, It's well worth a quick stop over. Literally no parking charges, no fees to see it and nothing to protect it from people degrading it further.