This museum is famous for its reconstruction of fragments of ancient structures. The archaeologist has literally dragged ancient buildings back to Germany and put them under a roof!
The museum is named after the Pergamon Altar from 2nd Century BC and it is housed in its main hall. It is evacavated from the acropolis of the ancient city of Pergamon in Asia Minor (now Bergama, Turkey)
The front section of the building was restored at the museum. The Altar consists of an enormous outer 'large frieze' and an inner 'small frieze' that surrounds the altar proper.
The inner frieze once adorned the inside of the altar. It tells the story of Telephos, legendary founder of Pergamon, and son of demigod Herakles and Auge. The frieze is an attempt to claim an illustrious ancestry for Pergamon's rulers.
The large frieze originally encircled the base of the colonnade. Its theme is the Gigantomachy (the battle of the gods against the giants)
There are some very detailed sculptures around the building.
A very fine mosaic that looks almost like a painting! It also demonstrated the use of perspective (the block that the parrot is standing on)
The Hall in the Trajaneum
Bits from Roman building. Very detailed and very fine.
A beautiful flower.
Roman mosaic again. This one belongs to a rich person's home.
Looks at the size of the marble column!
Up! Up! Up!
Life-like sculptures!
Next, its the rooms for the Babylonian monuments: the Processional Way, the Ishtar Gate and the facade of the throne hall of King Nebuchadnezzar II (604 - 562 BC). The original avenue in ancient Babylon was 180m long!
The Ishtar Gate was the last of the eight gates to the inner city of Babylon. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the Gate was constructed of blue glazed tiles with alternating rows of bas-relief sirrush (dragons) and aurochs.
Portion of the Ishtar Gate
Layered carvings.
This looks very cartoon-like.
Glazed brick wall cladding from the palace of Darius I in Susa, capital of the Persian Empire.
A very old carpet
The Mshatta Facade is a facade from the desert residential palace of Mshatta from the 8th century.
It was a gift from Sultan Hamid II to Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Entrance hall of the Athena temple from Pergamon, 2nd Century BC.
Goddess Persephone. The 5th Century BC Greek statue of the goddess of the underworld sports a mysterious smile, the expressive symbol of her divinity.
The museum is very well-managed and organised. It was winter and everyone have big coats. The cloakroom was able to handle the load quite efficiently.
After the ticket checks, we were directed to a counter where we can pick up a handheld audio guide for free. The information comes in a number of languages and the explanations are quite detailed.
After the ticket checks, we were directed to a counter where we can pick up a handheld audio guide for free. The information comes in a number of languages and the explanations are quite detailed.
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