The ampitheatre in Fethiye

[hubblebubbles]

I went  to have a look at the "renovations" yesterday and I can honestly say I could have cried. Totally ruined in my honest opinion . All modern stone and they are trying recreate what it might have looked like when it was built To me they have totally destroyed a beautiful site which was steeped in atmosphere and history. It didn't matter how many times I visited the place it was always worth going and I suppose I can count myself lucky that I was able to see the ruins in their natural state before they modernised it. Very sad .

[JohnF]

Turks don't do "sympathetic restoration".  Never have, never will.  Their ruins, their choice.

Not saying I agree, by the way...

JF

[KKOB]

Let's just hope that they never get their hands on the Ghost Village in Kaya.

[IanK]

I suppose there are quite a few amphitheatres in the area so perhaps renovating one for active use is not such a terrible idea - as long as they don't do them all.

Ian

[casacluggo]

I visited the site, in May last year and thought  they were installing more new stone than old which defeats the object of restoration. Inview of what you tell us, I reckon if they had the Acropolis, it would now be re-roofed ,glazed and a restaurant.
                                                                                                                         

[Steve A]

I took some photos last June if I knew how to I would post them so you could see work in progress

[Scunner]

Turks don't do "sympathetic restoration".  Never have, never will.  Their ruins, their choice.

Actually not their ruins, and maybe that's the point, if you see what I mean.

[charlste]

I was in Pammukale back in the eighties and we were told that rock carvings and some stone had been there since biblical times.
on our return journey a crane was moving them from one side of the road to the other.
Only in turkey could this happen.lol

[apollo]

At last this desolate site has been cleared and renovated. And if it is going to be used for cultural events . I do not see a problem.

[tinkerman]

Why don't you take it over? You can call it the ApolloTheatre or something