Turkiye
Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary
Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary by Can SARICA
Eflatun Pinar comprises a relief covered wall that represents a major water cult site of the Hittites. The monument showing the Hittite Pantheon is over 3,000 years old. Manipulation of spring water was incorporated into the concept.
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- Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary (ID: 5912)
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- Turkiye
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On tentative list 2014
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History of Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary
- 2014: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
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Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary
Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary (On tentative list)
Lovely little pond made by the Hittites 3,000 years ago. I suppose it shows that they were smart to build it and use spring water to make a... fountain of sorts, if not for all the plants it would be a nice swimming pool. You can walk around the entire thing in 2 minutes, and all there is to see is the triple statue and the rock wall, as nice as it is considered the age I think a Hittite serial nomination makes more sense.
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