Hidirlik Tower
Roman tower of unknown purpose standing on a sea cliff, its origins debated for two thousand years.
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This guide to Hidirlik Tower in Antalya treats a second-century Roman drum of stone on a sea cliff as a case to be worked: nobody recorded what it was for. You'll weigh the evidence of its position, its shut stairway and the Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottoman and Italian hands that later put it to use. Best heard on the park side, with the old town's lanes behind you.
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