Title

The Church of St John, Ephesus, Turkey. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

The Church of St John, Ephesus, Turkey. This monumental basilica was built in the shape of a cross and was covered with six domes. Raised by two steps and covered with marble, the tomb of St John was under the central dome. The columns in the courtyard reveal the monograms of Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora. Constructed in the 5th century, the baptistery is north of the nave. Rampart walls around the church were constructed for protection from Arabian attacks in the 7th and 8th centuries. Ephesus was once the most important commercial centre of the ancient world and also a religious centre for early Christians. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek period.

Date

1910

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D73_087

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (1,8Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5129 x 3419 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings religious architecture country religion Turkey church color colour ruins archaeology ruin Christianity Greece column pillar pillars basilica courtyard Turkish colonnade location photograph ruined archeology Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Asia Minor Basilica of St John Anatolia TGN photograph Church of St John St John's Basilica Basilica of St John the Evangelist Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Ionian League Magal Samuel photograph