Ephesus (Turkey) - Statue of Mary

5/20/2012
We drove past our view of Ephesus and up the mountain road.  The driver pulled over so that we could take photos of the statue of Mary.  Mary spent the end of her life in Ephesus (Efes).

This is a close-up view of the head.

 Her hands.

 The folds of her gown.

 This is the full view of the statue on the pedestal.

 This is the dedication plaque for the statue.  The organization "The American Society of Ephesus" is based in Lima, Ohio.  Click for their website.

 Mary gazes out at the valley below. I don't know if her view or orientation is significant, but this is what she "sees".

 We were able to spend a few minutes at the statue and then the bus turned around and went back down the hill.  I saw these stores at the bottom.  Normal souvenirs were sold here.

 I thought that the sign was funny.  Truth in advertising...you can buy advertised Fake Watches here!

We continue our drive in to the city of Selcuk and the museum.

This map is for reference and shows the location of Kusadasi, Turkey.  Ephesus is in this general area.