Fountain of the Acropolis - Perge by brewgirlca
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This is the source of the water that supplied the baths and Perge and indeed supplied water for the largest portion of the city. This is the Fountain of the Acropolis.
You can see almost dead center the remains of a reclining statue. That is Kestros, God of the local river. Below Kestros is a gutter. Water flowed from a stream out of the hillside, through the gutter and then fell as a waterfall fountain into the pool which you can see just left and below center. This fountain was built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in about 130-150 A.D.
An acropolis, literally a city on high ground, was built on the hill behind the fountain. This would have been the last defensive position of the city.
A open manmade channel of many linked pools, some 300 meters long, ran from this pool and ultimately fed the baths, but its main purpose was to supply water to the city in an aesthetically pleasing way. This channel I will show you next.
You can see stairs on either side. These lead behind the fountain and you can then stand under the arch and look out onto the channel. Statues would have stood on either side of Kestros. It must have been truely an amazing site when it was functioning - with noisy waterfalls providing a lovely ambiance in a normally parched city. Originally there would have been a roof and this would have been a lovely shaded spot to come and collect water and to exchange daily gosip.
Comments (28)
Faemike55
Very cool image and great & fascinating information Roxy I can almost hear the water burbling along the troughs
clbsmiley
Thanks for sharing!! :)
junge1
Fantastic capture and information!
LivingPixels
nicely capture and some cool info!!
SidheRoseGraphics
It does look like it would have been a wonderful place to be. Great capture and info, Roxy.
0rest4wicked
Great narration and the image gives a real feel to the source!
mgtcs
Marvelous capture friend, superb work, thank you for the information!
magnus073
This is so amazing Roxy, can't get over how advanced they were for their time. Thanks su much for the detailed information you provided
bobrgallegos
Outstanding photo and great information!
Blush
Looks like a great place to see thanks for the info as well Hugs Susan~
brycek
Beautiful capture!!
odile
Yes, great pic and great info,Roxy!
nefertiabet
Wonderful landscape and info!!!
eekdog Online Now!
you captured a most magnificent shot Roxy.
photosynthesis
A beautiful composition. I love the variety of architectural forms, the gradations of color in the stone & the way the shadows from the columns fall on the irregular paving. I usually find tourists wandering around annoying in photos, but they look fine here - almost as if you had carefully placed them in just the right positions...
West_coaster07
Wonderful capture Roxie!!!
vyktohria
WOW! What a gorgeous shot! Must have been spectacular living there when it was thriving...
mikeerson
it looks like a movie prop it looks so clean - lol
KarmaSong
An impressive photo and for me, a reminder that Greece should be helped today in this economic turmoil the country is going through, because of that daring, magnificent and sophisticated level of democracy and civilization that Greece invented before any other country.
drifterlee
BEautiful place and shot!
Sepiasiren
Look like hot and sweaty travel but I would so brave the elements to see these ancient ruins! Superb capture as usual, pricking my own wanderlust...what is stirring me most is the green grass atop the monuments--so vivid--can almost see them blades a-swaying...
Tracesl
excellent
RodS Online Now!
An excellent photo, Roxy - and love your information and insights. It must have been idyllic in its heyday. With the way the acropolis was built on a hill, it sort of reminds me of Minas Tirith, the White City in LOTR.
adorety Online Now!
They were exceptional at combining aesthetics with usefulness and practicality. That reveals a very high society.
pixeluna
Quite an interesting place to see. I think I will add that to my bucket list. :-) Great info too.
vitachick
Great info and capture!
3dpoetry
Top pic
FaeMoon
So intriguing to know that they had local gods as well as the major ones. One has to wonder if the local gods were not left over from previous more primitive people who had settle the region originally. Art is so right about the aesthetics combined with use. It is far and away removed from our water towers and pumps,etc to have such grand statuary and pillars. Makes me sad that it all fell away and into darkness. Thank you for sharing!