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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Istanbul

The most interesting thing in the museum, to me, is the Alexander Sarcophagus. The carvings depict Alexander the Great in battle, but the sarcophagus was actually made for the Sidonian King (can't remember his name).








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