Zeugma Mosaic Museum
Zeugma Mozaik Müzesi | |
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| Established | September 9, 2011 |
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| Location | Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°04′32″N 37°23′08″E / 37.07556°N 37.38556°E |
| Type | Archaeology museum |
Zeugma Mosaic Museum, in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey, is the biggest mosaic museum in the world, containing 1700 m2 of mosaics.[2] It opened to the public on 9 September 2011. The 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft) museum features 2,448 m2 (26,350 sq ft) of mosaic and replaces the Bardo National Museum in Tunis as the world's largest mosaic museum.[1][3]
The museum's
hetairoi military officer in the army of Alexander the Great.[4] The treasures, including the mosaics, remained relatively unknown until 2000 when artifacts appeared in museums and when plans for new dams on the Euphrates meant that much of Zeugma would be flooded.[5] In 2011, many of the mosaics remain covered,[6] and teams of researchers continue to work on the project.[7]
The museum building and its artifacts survived the
2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[9]
Gallery
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Gaziantep Zeugma MuseumMarsstatue -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Achilles mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Acrotos mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Andromeda mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma MuseumAntiopemosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Daedalus mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma MuseumDionysosmosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Dionysos and Ariadne mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Dionysos Triumph mosaic -
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Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Methiokos mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Women at breakfast aka Drama Group mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma MuseumThetys1 mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Oceanus and Thetys 2 mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Water gods mosaic -
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Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Unidentified mosaic -
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Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Galatea mosaic -
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum Unidentified mosaic
References
- ^ a b Dünyanın en büyük mozaik müzesi Gaziantep'te [The world's largest mosaic museum is in Gaziantep], 8 September 2011
- ^ "Dünyanın en büyük mozaik müzesi Gaziantep'te". 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Zeugma Mosaic Museum". Gazi̇antep Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism.
- ^ "Remarkably Pristine Ancient Greek Mosaics Uncovered in Turkish City of Zeugma". My Modern Met. 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "Museum of Roman Mosaics to Open in Turkey". Luxury Travel Magazine.
- ^ "Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaics Museum". Go Turkey. Turkey's Official Tourism Portal. Archived from the original on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ "Secret Turk heroes of Zeugma Mosaic Museum". Hurriyet Daily News. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ Mehmet Akif Parlak (2023-02-18). "Zeugma Mozaik Müzesi'ndeki eserler depremi hasarsız atlattı" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "Zeugma Mozaik Müzesi depremden sonra ilk kez kapılarını açtı" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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