Midas Monument

Turkish history

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The Midas Monument is a rock-cut tomb chamber located in the upper Sangarius region of modern-day Turkey. It is associated with Midas, the king of Phrygia, who flourished around 700 BC. The monument's facade is carved to resemble the gabled front of a building. This architectural style is further understood through the discovery of Phrygian architectural terra-cottas at other sites, which include glazed tiles and panels featuring human and animal figures. The name "Midas" may have been dynastic, used by multiple Phrygian rulers, and is also associated with a town called Midaeion.12

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…southeast of Eskişehir, include the Midas Monument: a tomb chamber framed in a relief depicting the gabled facade of a building. Ornament suggested by the sculptor has been explained by the discovery at other Phrygian sites of architectural terra-cottas: glazed tiles or panels, with human and animal figures. The contents…
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…southeast of Eskişehir, include the Midas Monument: a tomb chamber framed in a relief depicting the gabled facade of a building. Ornament suggested by the sculptor has been explained by the discovery at other Phrygian sites of architectural terra-cottas: glazed tiles or panels, with human and animal figures. The contents…
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