212- Gymnasium Hierapolis, a photo from Denizli, Aegean

Photographer's Note

This was the start of our visit to Hierapolis, this ancient city built behind Pamukkale, because of the benefits from the mineral hot springs.
You'll find all the details about Hierapolis in my previous post, pic 211, and about Pamukkale in my post 210.
I quite liked the view through the colonnade over the hills.

As it says in the title, these columns are all that remains from the Gymnasium (Greek word), or Palestra (Roman word). It dates back to the early Roman Imperial period, when the city knew a golden age.
The marble fluted columns are of Doric order, but it's anybody's guess what the place looked like at the time.

To give you an idea of what a gymnasium looked like, I am posting in WS2 a picture of the Pompeï Palestra.

In WS1, I have added a close-up of the yellow autumn crocuses.

danos, pajaran, mcmtanyel, adramad, madhumita_roy86, ikeharel, gildasjan, clic, jhm, kordinator, josepmarin, Kielia, Angshu, Didi, delpeoples, pierrefonds, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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danos (110407) 2013-05-30 23:04

Hello Marie Louise,
nice the view as the presentation of this sections with ruins of Hierapoliw.I like the warm light of the scene with the lot of visitors to add life in the image.The yellow crocuses make the image even more effective as attractive too.

Have a good day,Danos

pajaran (114821) 2013-05-30 23:54

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled na stare stubove ...
Dobra kompozicija, lepo pokazana stara arhitektura i trenutak sa posetiocima.
Ostale su rusevine i secanje.
Imajte lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good afternoon.
A nice view of the old pillars ...
Good composition, beautiful old architecture and demonstrated time with visitors.
Others are ruins and memory.
Have a great day, all the best.
Paja.

dkmurphys (79209) 2013-05-31 1:53

Hello,
Very attractive capture of the impressive columns. I like the atmosphere around those ruins.
Have a nice weekend.

Daniel

mcmtanyel (67555) 2013-06-01 7:53

Hi Marie Louise,
Another very pleasant photo from one of the most historic lands in the world. Apart from your usual competent technique, I like those yellow autumn crocuses. You were fortunate with the number of tourists, the scene is not overcrowded with people in the way but in enough numbers so that the place does not look deserted.
Regards,
MT
PS - I'll answer your question on the petroglyphs after I do some investigation as a reply to your comment.

lousat (138551) 2013-06-01 9:04

Salut MarieLouise,un travail tres interessant et complet avec 3 photo qui montrent nous des differents corner de Hierapolis,qualite' impressionante,il y a une lumiere et une atmosphere speciale dans la premiere photo,tres bien fait! Mes compliments et belle journee',Luciano

chrisvek (7003) 2013-06-01 16:29

Hello Marie

Very wonderful shot from Turkey.Splendid details,that reminds me some landscapes from Greece!Very good job!

All the best
Chris

adramad (72532) 2013-06-03 4:43

Bonjour MarieLouise.
Ils sont juste un groupe de colonnes .... mais ils sont majestueux dominent le paysage accidenté, les fleurs jaunes donnent une belle touche de la végétation et la couleur. Beaucoup de gens qui visitent l'endroit à ce moment.
Une belle journée qui donne une belle luminosité et la netteté.
Passez une bonne journée.
Meilleurs vœux.
Luis.

madhumita_roy86 (2344) 2013-06-04 1:42

Hello Marie,
very nice scene....
good ambiance..
like the impressive columns...
excellent sharpness..colours & contrast..
very attractive composition.....
Tfs! regards,
Madhumita.

mesutilgim (0) 2013-06-07 12:02

Hello Marie Loise
Another nice capture from one of the beautiful corners of my country.
With good pov and nice soft light and colors.
I don't know if you had the chance also to pay a visit to Laodicea which is not too far away from Hieropolis. There is an amazing contrast between two of them. Hieropolis had suffered to many battles and nowadays you enter the city through it's necropole (graveyards) and there is only one theater there.
Laodiceas had never had any battles and has two great theaters and recently they have excavated there an old church where one of the very important councils of the early christians was been held.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Warm regards from the turmoiled İstanbul
MESUT ILGIM

Silvio1953 (220495) 2013-06-07 15:23

Ciao Maria Luisa, molto bella anche questa, splendida luce, ottima nitidezza e magnifici colori pastello, brava, ciao Silvio

amaryllis (37047) 2013-06-09 4:19

Bonjour
Cette architecture avec ces colonnes attirent toujours autant de touristes.Elles sont superbes et surtout toute l'histoire qui va avec
Merci de ce partage
Amitiés
Juliette

fabianoleite (13575) 2013-06-09 16:36

Those ruins are alwasy very interesting, and here they were well framed and made a good composition with the people and the mountains on the background. Good work, congratulations!

ikeharel (112395) 2013-06-10 7:33

Amazing ancient built and standing culumns, MarieLouise.
POV shows well each, with the beams remain atop's.
The tourist make the place alive.
Salute,
Ike

gildasjan (43826) 2013-06-10 9:44

Bonsoir MarieLouise
Ici une très belle harmonies de couleurs tendres entre le bleu doux de ce ciel et les teintes de cette architecture.Le bouquet floral jaune attire beaucoup mon regard dans cette composition.
Bonne soirée
Amicalement
Gildas

clic (76) 2013-06-10 15:22

Bonjour Marie Louise
Ainsi à l'écart du groupe de touristes, j'ai tout le loisir d'observer ces imposantes colonnes, unies naturellement sans mortier, qui portent encore fièrement l'histoire sur leur têtes!
Amicalement.
Robert

jhm (211734) 2013-06-15 1:36

Hello Marie-Louise,

I've with a lot attention looked to your both workshop pictures, the yellow flowers find I superb.
This is here a miracle that these columns remain on these way.
But a very nice part of culture in Turkey.
Incredible depth and perspective picture.
Composition and presentation make this image attractive.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

kordinator (8738) 2013-06-17 2:13

Hello Marie Louise
Fantastic view of the old pillars.
Good composition, beautiful old architecture and demonstrated time with visitors.
Impressive ruins.
Photo job is perfect.
Best regards
Saša

Nicou (193806) 2013-06-18 2:39

Hello

quelle colonne et site architectural sueprbe mise en valeur avec les cannelures les fleur jaune entre les colonnes superbe image.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

abmdsudi (95869) 2013-06-25 4:09

Hi MarieLouise
Thks to your narrative and a grand image to go with it, love the feel of being there and the history. This is such a stunning archaeological site with the majestic 'forks' giving the compostion a great strength with a lovely pov. And can't resist a blue sky, the standout people presence and the lovely bit of green backdrop. Such a dramatic site, depth, age and beauty that have an enchanment about them. Good effort on yr part, fine photographic work, and thks for sharing. Congrats
Warm regards

josepmarin (59385) 2013-07-11 11:11

Bonsoir, chère amie Marie-Louise,
j'aime le joli contraste des vêtements colorés des gens avec l'architecture millénaire des ruines, et comment tu nous offres le paysage à travers de ses colonnes, dans une composition pleine de graphisme et très lumineuse.
C'est un beau travail.
Bien amicalement,
Josep

Fis2 (169635) 2013-07-14 4:11

Witajcie MarieLouise!
Beautiful old architecture.
Good frame and colors.
I like it.
Nice day
Krzysztof

fabbs99 (17179) 2013-07-14 13:49

Hello Marie Louise,

Thanks a lot for your friendly comments and appreciation.Excellent frame of Hierapolis , perfect symmetry and original.Wonderful shot with great POV, composition and colors. TFS.

Kind regards
Farhat

Kielia (24077) 2013-07-15 9:28

Bonjour Marie Louise,
you are adding a very fine impression of this interesting heritage to the existing gallery. Your POV is very well chosen and the management of the light is excellent. The perspective is outstanding. My compliments!
Warm regards
Harriet

Angshu (56760) 2013-07-20 0:05

Hello Marie-Louise
I distinctly remember these 5 columns...these were there as we entered through the South gate..the low light created fine pastel hues and warm tones contrasting with the sky! The people in the GG line up moving towards the tavertine pools to the left. A fine travel shot!
Bets Regards
Angshu

PS : For me you are one of the best exponents of what TE as a website is all about...your pictures+detailed note+workshops even of other's posts, help us understand the world a lot better! Thanks a lot Marie-Louise for your efforts!

Didi (61589) 2013-08-03 10:21

Bonjour Marie Louise
La présence humaine permet l'évaluation de l'échelle des ruines
Très belle luminosité ambiante
Cordialement

UlfE (14641) 2013-08-07 22:20

Hi Marie-Louise,

Beautiful and very well-composed photo. You make very good use of the not very strong lighting that makes both the yellow crocuses and the visitors to stand out. Your perspective is very good where you are quite close to the colums. TFS and have a nice day!

Kind regards,

Ulf

delpeoples (60342) 2013-10-03 21:05

Cara Marie-Louise

Adoro i rovini e l'architettura storica. Hai catturato una foto di unica bellezza e qualita'. Spesso e' difficile catturare l'atmosfera e bellezza dei rovini, ma qui l'hai fatto facilmente. Ottima la nitidezza e resa cromatica. Il POV basso esalta l'immagine, dando anche piu grandezza.

Bonne amities
Lisa

pierrefonds (113512) 2017-03-27 16:50

Bonsoir Marie-Louise,

La présence des gens a un effet d'échelle de grandeur. La prise d evue permet de voir les détails des colonnes. La bonne luminosité met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

mkamionka (73256) 2017-09-03 11:36

Bonjour Marie Louise,
lovely reportage from these fascinating ruins.
I like the yellow color of the flowers which adds some more life to the scene.
In general it feels very warm and colorful here.
You seem to have more people around. When I was there everyone was staying in Pamukkale and nobody went to Hierapolis. May be it was too hot for ruins?
Very well seen and captured,
M

Ilonka1974 (10275) 2019-01-28 14:13

Bonjour Marie Louise,
Wonderful view over this magical place .
Fantastic composition in beautiful light.
Best regards
Janusz

COSTANTINO (115451) 2019-12-12 23:05

Hello dear friend and have a nice weekend
thanks for sharing with us this
postcard from Hieropolis
an ancient city built behind Pammukale
thanks for your useful notes too
thanks for all
regards
Costantiuno

SSavvas (334) 2019-12-23 4:45

Hello Marie Louise,

many thanks for your comment - this was also my possibility to discover your gallery with a lot of very interesting pictures !

I like the information and the picture !

The ruins are very impressive and the image format is very nice - its a very wounderful shot from the Turkey !

Wish you all the best for christmas !