This hoist was once part of the original exploration of the Temple area

I saw a lot of stones shaped this way and was told that they are part of a column, usually placed just above the pedestal (or foot).

There is not much left of the actual temple building.

Massive wall blocks

The old columns made a nice frame

These walls seem to be in pretty good shape

We were able to wander around and look at whatever we wanted.

This might five you an idea of the overall size of the temple.

Patricia looks like she is a building site inspector.

See? It looks like she is checking construction quality.

The archeologists who first uncovered this are want it to be a really old Greek temple, but it was really a Roman-era temple.

One of the more modern houses on the road into the temple area

This area used to be part of the treasury. Here may well be the place where gold coins were first minted in Lydia.

Local minaret

Stones from the "shopping mall" on the way to the Roman baths.

Look at the size of this corner section of a wall and at its construction.

Column against the sky.

Can you spot the reconstructed part?

At the bottom of the image is a section of the pipes that moved water through the shopping area outside the baths.

Part of the Roman baths at Sardis.