City & acropolis
Ancient cities · İzmir

Pergamon

UNESCO World HeritageHellenistic–Romanin Bergama

Capital of the Attalid kings, with a theatre that falls down one of the steepest hillsides of the ancient world. Its Great Altar was taken to Berlin, and parchment is named after the city. World Heritage since 2014.

Plan the visitIts place in history

Plan your visit

Time to allow
About half a day

For a first visit at an easy pace.

Stay in
Bergama

The place is in town.

On a trip
Troy, Pergamon and Sardis

Day 3 of 4.

Hours and tickets
Check before you go

Opening hours and prices change: see muze.gov.tr (opens in a new tab).

Times are our estimates. Distances are straight lines.

Its place in history

Read the chapter before you go.

330 BC–AD 330Hellenistic and RomanAlexander’s successors and then Rome filled Anatolia with theatres, libraries, baths and colonnaded streets.

Where its treasures are now

In Türkiye

Head of Alexander from Pergamon

2nd century BC. A portrait head with the famous upturned gaze and wind-swept hair, from the lower agora of Pergamon.

Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul
Abroad

Pergamon Altar (Great Altar of Zeus), incl. Gigantomachy frieze

Held abroad. Named by Türkiye among sought items (2012); Germany considers it legally acquired

Pergamonmuseum, Berlin
Abroad

Temple of Athena Polias, Pergamon (architecture and sculpture)

Held abroad; no return

Pergamonmuseum, Berlin
first

Parchment named after Pergamon. Pergamon library and parchment (pergamena), 2nd century BC. Qualified How sure we are →

From here

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