Bodrum: the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus on the Turkish…

Built on the site of ancient Halicarnassus, Bodrum hosted one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, of which only the foundations remain today.

The center, near the remains of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, can be comfortably visited by taxi or dolmuş.

The Castle of Saint Peter, a fortress built by the Knights Hospitaller in the fifteenth century, dominates Bodrum's harbor and houses an underwater archaeology museum.

Just steps away, the site of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, preserves only foundations after medieval destruction of the original structure.

Continuing along the coast you reach Bodrum peninsula, with secluded bays like Gümüşlük, which rises on the submerged remains of the ancient city of Myndos.

Toward evening, Bodrum's tourist port animates restaurants and nightlife with views of sailboats moored at sunset.

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, built in the fourth century BC as the tomb of satrap Mausolus, gave its name to all subsequent funerary monuments called mausoleums in his honor.

The stones of the Mausoleum were reused by the Knights Hospitaller to build Castle of St. Peter in the fifteenth century, an instance of architectural recycling that contributed to the near-total disappearance of the original structure.