House of Virgin Mary - Basilica of St John
The House of the Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic and Muslim shrine located on Mt. Koressos. Catholic pilgrims visit the house based on the belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken to this stone house by Saint John and lived there until her Assumption (according to Catholic doctrine) (or what would be Dormition (according to Orthodox belief))
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Basilica of St. John in Ephesus was constructed by Justinian I in the 6th century. It stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle. It was modeled after the now lost Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
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4th year Pic 236 - Oct - 16 2012. Basilica of St John- Ephesus, Turkey Critiques welcome! - Best viewed in large size. B&W version is here: http://hershy.smugmug.com/Travel/Turkey/House-of-Virgin-Mary/25524516_kvWnWh#!i=2113568643&k=BhLLgnQ&lb=1&s=A Basilica of St. John in Ephesus was constructed by Justinian I in the 6th century. It stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle. It was modeled after the now lost Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_St._John My sincere thanks to all of you for birthday greetings! Made my day! ADDED: Arnold, if I were to crop the sign board, then the balance created by the brick wall would have gone.
nelli
on October 21, 2013an outstanding shot wow
Lgood
on October 21, 2013I don't know how I missed this shot Harsh. Probably because I was on a business trip and couldn't find the time to comment. This is a magnificent shot of the Basilica of St. John in Ephesus. I was there in 2000 and was just amazed at all I saw there. I want to go back again. Thanks for sharing this, and glad it popped up again in the Daily today so that I could enjoy it, re-live my own memories of this amazing place and get a chance to comment.
Rick Willis
on October 20, 2013Awesome Shot...
johnchapmanphotographer
on October 18, 2012Hi, this is great.
L Perry Fuqua (perryfuquaphotos)
on October 17, 2012excellent capture
EDGEOFPHOTOGRAPHY
on October 17, 2012Nice work enjoy all your shots from around the world...
Ilene Samowitz
on October 17, 2012Very nicely done
dalystock
on October 17, 2012what a great place in history... interesting location for the flag
Lorna
on October 17, 2012Lovely texture.
sisterhoodofthetravelingbras
on October 17, 2012nicely composed. Well done.