Labranda - Mugla
Labranda - Mugla
Labranda, the sacred area of Zeus Labrandos, is 14 km from Milas. It is located in the northeast. The oldest finds date back to about 600 BC. In the 6th and 5th centuries, the sanctuary consisted of a small artificial correction that was later used as a temple terrace. A war was fought in the sanctuary in 497 and the Caria army was defeated by the Persian army with their allies Milet. mö.4.yy. it is the most important period of the temple. At the time of the satraps called Mausolos (377-352) and Idrieus (351-344), this place gets a new look. In 355, Mausolos escapes an assassination at the last moment in the annual sacrificial feast in Labranda. This is due to the happy liberation, where a wide range of construction activities have been initiated, including a series of artificial terraces, a small Doric building, a monumental staircase, two large banquet halls (androns), a porch building (oikoi), a stoa and a temple with a column of Zeus. With the death of Idrieus in 344, these zoning activities ended. The use of the sanctuary as a cult place ended with the great fire disaster that occurred in the 4th century AD. Starting from Mylasa to the holy area in Labranda and 8 m. It was reached by the sacred road that was wide. The floor traces on this road have been preserved until today. The area is passed through one of the two entrance buildings. The building called Dor building is located just east of the southern propylon building with its irregular formation close to a rectangle. It is a Doric structure with a four-column front courtyard, facing the north, with a marble facade. In the Roman Period, this small building was included in the bath complex. The propylon area is bordered by a wall that shows impressive masonry in the north, opening to long rooms with four wide passages. These long rooms are warehouse or treasure rooms. They form part of a large building complex. This is the first building started by the Hekatomnos Family. It is a temple-like building with a rectangular cella and a large rectangular recess at the back. It is the best protected building of the settlement. It is the same as the Andron of Mausolos as a plan. Traces of low plastered benches with cedars used during the sacred feast are found in the cella. In the niche on the back wall, the statues of the king family Idrieus and his wife Ada and Zeus were hidden. OikThis building was probably used both as an archive of the sanctuary and for the workplace of priests and for a sacred feast. There is a steep slope to the north of the sanctuary. On the southern slope of this, on the temple, 15 m. There is a tomb long. The grave chamber and its entrance are vaulted. The roof is made of granite in Dor layout. 200 m from the sanctuary. west of it there is a stadium reinforced with a retaining wall.
