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İznik Rome Road: City in the Golden of the Street

August 27, 20261 min readIznik Expedition Team

A short but tutorial stop from protected road flooring to ancient jeans difference and the main city axles.

In this article3
  1. 01Kot difference
  2. 02Aksla relationship
  3. 03Short stop, big bond

Roman Road residue directly shows that there is an old street level under the Iznik today. Stone flooring is not only transportation, but the change of the city jeans in centuries.

It is more meaningful to look at the direction of road stones, abrasion and height between the street today.

A detail from Iznik for İznik Rome Road: City in the Golden of the Street
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01

Kot difference

The level difference between archaeological surface and up-to-date pavement makes building layers and renewed road surfaces visible.

02

Aksla relationship

The direction of the road helps you to recreate the ancient cardo-decumanus scheme from a small piece of the Hagia Sophia and doors.

Image from Aksla relationship section
03

Short stop, big bond

Adding Rome Road to the wall, theatre and museum visits is associated with the wider city plan in the open area.

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