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Hospital in Turkey features historical remains, mosaics

Visitors marvel at centuries-old mosaics featured under the garden of a hospital in western Turkey.

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Hospital in Turkey features historical remains, mosaics

"This is the first place preserved with such a high degree of integrity that was made into the public after the exhibition and conservation project," Babayiğit added.

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Hospital in Turkey features historical remains, mosaics

Babayiğit said the six-part exhibition contains figures from the third and fifth centuries, adding: "There is a large area that depicts a lot of creatures such as Anatolian panther, cranes and dolphins as well as grapes.

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Hospital in Turkey features historical remains, mosaics

"I recommend the residents and tourists to visit this place, they will surely be impressed," he said.

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Hospital in Turkey features historical remains, mosaics

Sultan Kocak, a 20-year Bodrum resident, said she saw the area when she was a patient in the hospital.

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Hospital in Turkey features historical remains, mosaics

"I was very impressed that such efforts were made," she said, adding: "These artifacts are similar to those of the mosaics in the Antakya and Gaziantep provinces."