Anadolu

Yazarlar: S. Hakan ÖZTANER

Konular:-

Anahtar Kelimeler:Market Basilica ,Magnesia ad Maeandrum ,Roman Architecture ,Pillar ,Arch

Özet: The building at Magnesia on the Meander is defined as a market basilica, which is found during the archeological excavation works carried on under the leadership of Orhan Bingöl between the years of 1989-2008. It is located near the south-west of the Artemis sanctuary and its short west edge is opened to the south-east of the agora. At the south of the building there is odeon. The Byzantine city wall surrounds the city center including the Artemis sanctuary and passes over the short west edge and the exterior south wall of the basilica. The building which extends on the east-west direction, has an overall length of 29,9 m at the northsouth and 78 m at the east-west direction. At the middle of the east wall of the basilica there is a semicircle apsis with a diameter of 9,35 m. On the east side of the building, between the apsed east wall and the pillar axis at the beginning of the naves, there is an area which resembles a big rectangular hall with the dimensions of 12,1 x 25 m. On the west of this area there are three naves separated by pillars and two colonnades, each of which has twenty columns that extends 59 m to the west edge of the building. The middle nave is 12,4 m and the two lateral naves are 5,5 m width. The main entrance is at the short west edge of the building on the agora side and there are also small entrances at the long north edge and at the short east edge of the building. The architectural order of the building which is consisted of pillar, arch and column system is established according to the studies on the building elements found at the east part where the excavations are completed and also with respect to the restitution proposals made depending on the ground floor plan of the basilica.

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