Holiday Destination: Temple of Artemis

It's Located in Selcuk city of Turkey.

The Temple of Artemis was a Greek temple dedicated to a goddess Greeks identified as Artemis and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was located in Ephesus and was completely rebuilt three times before its eventual destruction in 401. The Temple of Artemis was located near the ancient city of Ephesus, about 50 km south from the modern port city of Izmir, in Turkey. Today the site lies on the edge of the modern town of Selcuk. The first sanctuary antedated the Ionic immigration by many years, and dates to the Bronze Age. Callimachus, in his Hymn to Artemis, attributed it to the Amazons. The first shrine to the Goddess Artemis was probably built around 800 B.C. on a marshy strip near the river at Ephesus. The Ephesus goddess Artemis, sometimes called Diana, is not quite the same figure as was worshiped in Greece. The Greek Artemis was the goddess of the hunt. The Ephesus Artemis was a goddess of fertility and was often pictured as draped with eggs or multiple breasts, symbols of fertility, from her waist to her shoulders. In the 7th century BC, the old temple was destroyed by a flood. Its reconstruction began around 550 BC, under the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes, at the expense of Croesus of Lydia the project took 10 years to complete, only to be destroyed in an act of arson by Herostratus. It was later rebuilt.

Climate of Selcuk City

Summer 30 °C (68 °F), Winter 2 °C (32 °F)

Tourist Season

Summer season is best visiting in Selcuk.

General Information Of Selcuk City

• Land Area: 114 sq mi (295 km2)
• Population: 36 Thousand.
• Capital City: Aegean.
• Language: English, Turkish and Romania.

Accessibility

Bus Terminal

Otobüs Durağı

Selcuk, Izmir Province, Turkey

Izmir Bus Terminal

Kemal Paşa Cad. 1
Işıkkent/İzmir, Turkey

Airports

Adnan Menderes Airport: For domestic flight

Railway Stations

Tepekoy Railway Station

Tepeköy Mh.
Torbalı/Izmir Province, Turkey

Cumaovası Train Station

Gölcükler Mh.
Izmir Province, Turkey