Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Palace) an unreal landscape, made up of mineral forests, petrified ...

Two thousand years ago, ancient tourists flocked to a Greco-Roman temple in Hierapolis, modern-day Turkey, situated on top of a cave once purported to be the gateway to the underworld. They watched in ...

Archaeological investigations at Hierapolis in western Anatolia highlight the monumental architecture and urban planning ...

Archaeologists digging in Turkey have found the guardians of the "Gate to Hell" -- two unique marble statues which once warned of a deadly cave in the ancient Phrygian city of Hierapolis, near ...

Italian archaeologist professor Francesco D’Andria, who has participated in excavations in the ancient city of Hierapolis in western Turkey for 40 years, calls Turkey his second home. Even though he ...

The ancient city of Hierapolis has long hidden a poisonous secret in its mysterious "Gate to Hell". But modern science has finally uncovered the truth behind the Roman myths. In Pamukkale in western ...

Hierapolis, a titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, suffragan of Synnada. It is usually called by its inhabitants Hieropolis, no doubt because of its hieron (which was an important religious center), is ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 25, 2026 shows the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis in Denizli, Türkiye. The ruins of Hierapolis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. (Mustafa ...

The ancient city of Hierapolis, where lighting works continue, is preparing to host more tourists at night. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that they will start night museums ...

This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2024 shows the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis in Denizli, Türkiye. Hierapolis is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. （Photo: Xinhua) Tourists visit the ruins of the ...