Mars Mabedi

Mars Mabedi is an archaeological site in Bodrum, Muğla Province. Mars Mabedi is situated nearby to Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, as well as near the theater building Theatre at Halicarnassus.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Bodrum Castle.

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus was a tomb built between 353 and 351 BC in Halicarnassus for Mausolus, an Anatolian from Caria and a satrap in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and his sister-wife Artemisia II. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is situated 540 metres southwest of Mars Mabedi.

Bodrum Castle

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Bodrum Castle is a historical fortification located in southwest Turkey in the port city of Bodrum, built from 1402 onwards, by the Knights of St John as the Castle of St. Bodrum Castle is situated 1 km south of Mars Mabedi.

Theatre at Halicarnassus

Theater building

Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Theatre at Halicarnassus, also known as Bodrum Antique Theatre, is a 4th-century BC Greco-Roman theatre located in Bodrum, Turkey. The theatre is considered to be built in a similar style to Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. Theatre at Halicarnassus is situated 570 metres west of Mars Mabedi.