Persian Tomb Monument
İzmir · Archaeological site
Photo: Isabeau · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Izmir
- Elevation
- 37 m
- Wikidata
- Q108608426
About
Taş Kule or Persian Tomb Monument is a 4th century BC Persian influenced tomb near Phocaea, now Foça in modern day Turkey. Little surviving structures from ancient Phocaea remain today. The structure is 4.5 metres high, consisting of a two-storey structure with the sarcophagus on the top.
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Location
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