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 At
the end of the Datça peninsula stands the
ancient Carian city of Knidos, described by
Strabo as "a city that was built for the most
beautiful of goddesses,Aphrodite, on the most
beautiful of peninsulas." Famous as a center of
art and culture in the fourth century B.C. the
city had two harbors: one on the Aegean and the
other on the Mediterranean. The remains of a
circular temple dedicated to the goddess of love
overlook the two harbors; the arcaded way was
built of white marble, heart shaped columns. The
legendary Aphrodite of Praxiteles statue,one of
the most beautiful sculptures of antiquity,once
graced this temple. |
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