It boggles the mind how old these ruins are and we can still see evidence of human existence from so long ago. TY for sharing.

I have about, checks file manager, about a bazillion photos to pick through to clutter up the DU space.

The ruins are remarkably old. And the people who built them are long gone. Amazing that we can see them today.

It helps to build stuff out of big stones.
Although a large number from many ruins were repurposed down through the ages
into other buildings.

Do you know the species of the bird nesting atop the column?

There was a stork in another nest relatively close to this site.

Those were great shots! We were there this past September. Ephesus was awesome, but our guide was really pushing the "Erdogan is wonderful" line.

Ephesus was great even in the rain that started.
Such a huge excavation.