Çanakkale
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Çanakkale, formerly known in English as Dardanelles, is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakka
Aerial view of the city centre
The Polyxena sarcophagus found at the Kızöldün Tumulus, the oldest known tumulus of Hellespontine Phrygia, currently on display at the Troy Museum.
The Trojan horse that appeared in the 2004 film Troy now stands on the Çanakkale waterfront.
Çanakkale Clock Tower (1896) in the city centre
Polyxena sarcophagus
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The Polyxena sarcophagus is a late 6th century BCE sarcophagus from Hellespontine Phrygia, at the beginning of the period when it became a Province of the Achaemenid Empire. The sarcophagus was found
Relief of the sacrifice of Polyxena, Polyxena sarcophagus, Çanakkale Archaeological Museum.
Hoplites on the Polyxena sarcophagus
Side view.
Side view.