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| The Archaeology Museum |
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museum was founded by painter and archeologist Osman Hamdi on June 13, 1891. It
was called at that time the Imperial Museum. Two side wings were added in 1902
and 1908, and on its centenary in 1991 the museum was enlarged with a new
section and reorganized. The architect of the monumental building was the
famous Valaury.
To the left of the entrance, after the gift and
book shops, there is the room dedicated to Osman Hamdi, and then come the halls
containing the works of art he personally discovered in the royal necropolis of
Sayda (Sidon). The first three sarcophagi belong to the family of Saydan King
Tabnit. An exceptionally beautiful Lycian sarcophagus and the Satrap
sarcophagus are also in this room.
The next section contains the Sarcophagus of the
Mourning Women and the very famous Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, which in
fact did not belong to him. The four sides of this sarcophagus are decorated
with reliefs depicting scenes of the war between the Macedonians and the
Persians, and hunting scenes.
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Address: Osman Hamdi Bey Yokuşu, Topkapı Sarayı, Sultanahmet
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Phone: +90-212-5207740
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| Archaelogical |
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| Sarcophagi |
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| Sarcophagus |
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| Ancient Greek in Istanbul |
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