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Another important finding here
is the church which is a Byzantine relic. This house of worship,
the dome of which was destroyed by lightning, was built with
smoothly carved, very large stone blocks. In the district
which is known as the Church quarter a 5 meter high wall from
the apse of this Christian temple has managed to remain upright.
The stone blocks from the building which lie on the ground
have various geometrical motifs and there is a figure of the
cross on one of them.
The most valuable and unique relic from the past that Şar
possesses is the "Alakapı". The district it stands
in is known by the same name. This high structure, which is
6 meters long and 3 meters wide, is built with large marble
blocks and can be identified as the gate of the tample of
the Mother Goddess. Despite the fact that the temple has been
completely destroyed, front and side facade stones found next
to this gate which are decorated with plant motives give us
an idea about the original position and dimensions of the
building.
In this location, which was known as the Hieropolis in the
Roman times, there are some building remains, reliefs and
inscriptions and a large number of architectural elements,
such as columns and column capitals, architraves and arches
strewn around haphazardly.
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