Water Works of Perge by brewgirlca
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Description
We've seen Perge's baths and we've seen the fountain where the water came from and now we see the connection. It's a 300 meter long open channel that ran along one of Perge's main streets. The channel was divided every few meters to slow the flow and create a series of linked small pools.
I am standing on the steps of the fountain which is to my left. The agora is in the center with the tall columns. You can see the two Hellenistic towers just behind the agora and if you look right you will see a hill with some ruins just behind it - that is the bath complex which I walked you through. The channel flows behind the agora on the right and then flows along the edge of the street so you cannot see it.
That fountain and water works probably lasted for at least some 500 years from the time it was built! Think how old America is or better yet, think of a fountain being built when Columbus discovered America and it was still functioning today. That's what we are talking about here. Now that was one amazing piece of water works and civil engineering! Love em or hate ém one thing about the Romans is that they built things to last.
This will be my last shot for a bit from Perge and Turkey. Next up are some shots from my time in New York, where things are probably not really being built to last. And I hope to get back to doing some poser work too.
Thanks for all those who took the time to look and comment on this Perge series.
Comments (23)
another terrific shot there Roxy!
Perfect POV and a fantastic finale to this grand series!
This is such an epic capture of this truly amazing area Roxy. So glad you decided to include yourself in one of these images, it really made my day. Can't wait to see your photos from New York
Very cool capture and description Roxy. Now we've seen the true and wonderful lady that has sparked out imaginations with the past and with the stories Thank you so much for taking us on this wonderful journey
Sorry guys, not me or this would be share shot. Just describing where I was standing.
they know how to ,ake things last back then. cool shot you took and the person standing there shows how big it is
Very, very beautiful place and capture!
IIRC the Roman sewers were found in York some years back. After being cleaned out, they worked just fine.
just love how ancient this place is and so much still remains Roxy. many thanks for sharing these wonderful photos of this place. and thanks for the thoughts. hugs
excellent and by the way i dont think NY will last this gigantic soapbubble will explose soon,bankers will get lynched,the mob will be in the streets,apocalyptic times..i get carried awya ,heheheh this my comment inspired me to do a scene in the future of a devastated city with mutants roaming around.lol. i made a long voyage now in my head from Perge to the warzone in NY.
Thank you so much for the narrative about Perge. It is so interesting. and you are so right about the Romans. There was much more about the Romans than "Gladiators" ! Cheers Odile
Let go of my Leggo!!! lol
How wonderful, such information. Very interesting indeed and great shot
Great shot Roxy!!!!
Lots of interesting details in this one - reminds me of the line in Dylan's "When I Paint My Masterpiece" - "Oh, The streets of Rome are filled with rubble, ancient footprints are everywhere". This has been a very enjoyable & educational series of photos - thanks for sharing your journey...
Very nice capture. Well done.
WOW! Amazing when you think about it...Fantastic image!
This is an amazing complex and a great shot of it. It would be wonderful to see a reconstruction of it in 3D. You're so right, they don't build things these days to last like the Romans did. Great info and thanks for this series, Roxy!
cool
Excellent shot and cool ruins!!!!!
I fell in love with the Romans when I discovered that they invented such wonders as the Laundromat, the outhouse, cement, pornography (where would the internet be today without porn?) an lots of other things we take for granted today. I can't say that I have some romanticized view of the Romans (they were barbaric in some ways) but I respect them for what they did! This is a perfect example of that! There's such beauty in ancient Roman design, and I love the fact that though now in ruins, this is still a place that draws lots of people...constantly. I just commented on your New York shot and it's wonderful to see two completely different views of urban development. How cool is that?
Well, darn - here I thought you were actually making an appearance! LOL! It's a lovely shot, anyway, and as always you are a superb tourguide - thanks so much for taking us along with you on this amazing journey! Ah, if only we had the pride in workmanship these days that the Roamans had... Looking forward to your NY photos (if I ever get caught up on comments...)
I've just finished looking at your superb Perge series, and reading your comments and narratives about the place, I can feel the same admiration and enthusiasm as you probably had at discovering that Perge was built and managed by men who had tremendous expertise as architects or 'engineers' and their water works still speak for themselves, techniquewise ... Perge amazed me and I took a lot of photos there also !