old little sarcophagus, a photo from Denizli, Aegean

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A little stone sarcophagus build over limestone,at Pamukale.

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Bandit (2360) 2009-11-01 2:35

Hello alin,
this little house seem in a lake of foam !! The environment is very spectacular ! I wouls prefer a framing a little to the right a most largest view !
Fabien

peppe59 (14555) 2009-11-01 11:53

Ciao Alin,
grazie per la tua critica, che ricambio su questa bella immagine.
saluti dall'Italia e a presto
Peppe

mesutilgim (0) 2009-11-01 12:04

Hello Alin,
Nice capture from Pamukkale, a very famous natural wonder, also under protection as world heritage of Unesco. Good pov and nice light balance.
But if you don't mind I have to make a slight correction: it's not a house but a sarcophagus from Roman period. A kind of coffin in which people was been burried when they passed away. At the back some of other sarcaphagusses can be seen. A sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone. The word "sarcophagus" comes from the greek sarx meaning "flesh", and phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos the word came to refer to the limestone that was thought to decompose the flesh of corpses interred within it.

TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

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danos (110407) 2009-11-02 2:12

Good morning Alin,
when i have been in Epfesus before 1 1/2 of month i learned about Pamukale,but unfortunately i had not time to visit the place.Here i have in my screen a shot from a friend of this impressive area.Excellent presentation of this little stone sarcophagus on this white limestone.Well done my friend.

Have a nice week,Danos

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2009-11-02 6:57

Hello Alin! Very interesting sarcophagus. Very interesting place. Good natural light and colours. Very good capture. Well done!

jlbrthnn (76041) 2009-11-02 9:54

Good evening Alin,
A beautiful image. This sarcophagus and its site cause the interrogation. I thank Mesutilgim for his clear and interesting explanation. It is a good realization, with the well managed exposure and with a good clearness. Cheer.
Have a good evening
Cordially
Joël

Budapestman (82620) 2009-11-03 5:17

Hi Alin,
an impressive photo of this famous place with spectacular composition, the colours and lights are very nice, the background is attractive likewise.
Have a nice day!
George
PS. Thank you for your kind words to my 800th post

TopGeo (38220) 2009-11-03 8:08

Hi Alin! Impressive picture and very beautiful the observation of friend Mesut (Mesutilgim) Very famous the place and the word "sarcοphagus" that are ancient Greek and thus exist up to today see(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcophagus)
Georgios

AiresSantos (56155) 2009-11-05 14:26

Hi Alin
Fine atmosphere in this beautiful picture.
Very good POV, well framed and done
The sharpness could be better
Have a nice evening
Aires

Nicou (193806) 2009-11-06 6:33

Hello,

très belle image de ce sacophage dans ce blanc, avec le feond coloré de très beaux plans, sueprbe.

bravoe t amitié

Nicou

PaulVDV (54909) 2009-11-08 11:43

Hello Alin,
So far I've seen lots of pictures of the famous natural wonder in Pamukkale but this is the first time I see one with a sarcophagus on these terraces.
Perfect combination of history and extraordinary nature.
Best regards, Paul

AKITA (15125) 2009-11-08 16:53

dear Alin,
a beautiful view shot like on the cloud,
pure white limestone makes splendid landscape,
and this old stone house and distant houses look not on the ground but on the cloud or flowing water indeed.
thank you for your fantastic shot,
Akihisa

att (1114) 2009-11-20 7:13

Very good photo. It is not a sarchophage though, but a tomb building. It may have had a sarchophage inside instead.

MichaelLevy (651) 2009-11-28 9:25

Hi Alin,
A really fine composition of a very interesting and atmospheric place.
I like the way you brought out the textures in the structure as well as in the limestone. But I wonder how it would have looked with a little more sharpening..
Best,
Michael

JCG (35153) 2010-01-16 6:18

Hello Alin,

Astonishing aspect of this spectacular site. Curious this sarcophagus captive of limestone. One wonders how it could be built in this environment. A photo good made up and having a beautiful light environment, well done Alin.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

kennyblack (4207) 2012-05-14 7:10

Hello Alin
Very unusual and interesting your image with the ice which has imprisoned the sarcophagus. A nice shot and excellent POV. Thanks for sharing.
A greeting. have a nice day ... Marino