The Importance of the Nemrud

• 200,000 m³ was cut away by hand from the top of the mountain to make an artificial platform.
• A mathematical cone of 150 metres in diameter was constructed on this platform.
• Ten statues of ten metres high were erected, made from stone blocks weighing 6 tons mined from a quarry, down the valley, far away.
• The largest horoscope in the world can be seen, composed of the ten statues.
• The oldest horoscope, comprising a stone slab of 2 x 2.5 metres, depicts the moon, three planets and the 19 stars of Leo as they were to be seen more than 2,100 years ago.
• The tomb of King Antiochos I. is expected to be as rich as the tomb of Tutankhamon.
• Ancient inscriptions more than 500 metres long tell the story of a humane king.
• The unique artistic style reflects ancient Greece and Persian influences.

The tomb itself has not yet been discovered. Due to geophysical research conducted in 1989 and 1990, the International Nemrud Foundation obtained detailed information of its location. Archaeologists expect the tomb to be as important as those of the Egyptian Pharaohs.

The aim of the International Nemrud Foundation

The second objective of the I.N.F. is to promote Nemrud in publications, on radio and t.v., on film and on the world wide web.

The International Nemrud Foundation

On August 1, 2001, the Council of Ministers of the Turkish Republic approved a decree licensing Prof. Dr. Herman C. Brijder of the Amsterdam Archaeological Centre at the University of Amsterdam to conduct excavations on and around Mount Nemrud.

Contacting

Related Websites

• Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  
  
• GAP
  
  
• Unesco-World Heritage Monuments
  
  
• World Monuments Fund
  
  
• Kusadasi Superreizen
  
  
• Delft University of Technology