Odeon of Ephesus
Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, in present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of Apasa, a city-state that was also the capital of Arzawa, by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: building located beyond Basilica Stoa used for assemblies and performances in Ephesus
- Also known as: “Bouleuterion”, “Bouleuterion (Ephesus)”, “Odeion”, “Odeion von Ephesos”, “Odeon (Konser Salonu)”, “Odeón de Éfeso”, and “Senato Binası”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ephesus and Prytaneion.
Ephesus
Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with magnificent Roman ruins. It's in the Central Aegean region of Turkey 4 km west of Selçuk and 19 km northeast of the beach resort of Kuşadası.Library of Celsus
Ruins
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, located near the modern town of Selçuk, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey. Library of Celsus is situated 440 metres northwest of Odeon of Ephesus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çamlık and Şirince.
Şirince
Şirince, formerly Kirkince or Çirkince, is a village nestled in the hills in Central Aegean Region, Turkey, 15 minutes from Selçuk, 20 minutes from the ancient site of Ephesus. Şirince today is very popular with Turkish tourists, especially on weekends.Yeniköy
Village
Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 922. Yeniköy is situated 8 km south of Odeon of Ephesus.
Odeon of Ephesus
- Categories: odeon, bouleuterion, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.93691° or 37° 56′ 13″ north
Longitude
27.3449° or 27° 20′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G99W8PV+QX
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“Odeon of Ephesus” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Buleuterion”
- French: “Odéon - Bouleutérion”
- French: “Odéon / Bouleutérion”
- German: “Bouleuterion / Odeion”
- German: “Odeon (Bouleuterion)”
- Greek: “Ωδείο (Βουλευτήριο)”
- Spanish: “Buleuterio de Éfeso”
- Turkish: “Bouleuterion/Odeion”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Temenos with Double Monument and State Agora.
Nearby Places
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