Built by the Lycians in 350 BC, on the site of the ancient Greek city of Telmessos,
modern day Fethiye in Turkey,
the tomb was named after the Greek inscription on the side which reads "Amyntas, son of Hermagios", it is one of the larger tombs with the interior as large as a full-sized temple,
view from the tomb over the Aegean sea and Fethiye,
view on the tombs, located on the southern side of the city.
Another example, another tomb carved in the mountain,
the Lycians were a confederation of city-states in southern Turkey from 1500 BC till Alexander the Great conquered the then under Persian rule Lycian city-states. The have left their typical rockgraves as a visible reminder of their culture, ready to be explored.
Extra information, Wikipedia
Pictures from my travels
Mysterious place.
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Also to me, with other Lycian places in the back of my mind,
the fresh winds coming from the sea up the mountain and a break from the shops and bars in the town below.
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