PAMUKKALE ingilizce kapak.indd

Hierapolis was best described by Prof. rancesco
D’Andria who supervised the archaeological
excavations
Pamukkale derives its name, which means
“Cotton Castle”, from the white travertine
deposits formed by thermal springs.
However the travellers of 18 th century,
looking at the graves scattered along the
plain on top of the ridge called it “Pambouk
Kalesi” which means the “Castle of Graves”.
The outstanding natural scenery also
cradles the ruins of Hierapolis of Phrygia,
one of the sacred cities of the East. The
excavations and restitution work carried
out in the recent years have unearthed the
traces of one of the famous centres of Asia
Minor. Every year more than one million
visitors explore the splendour as described
by author A. Aristides in his Oration on
Rome in the 2 nd century AD. The expression
used in the Oration is as follows: ‘ ..., the
whole empire is full of gymnasia, fountains,
temples, workshops, and schools … cities
glisten with radiance and charm, ...’
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