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Massive ancient brickwork church pier ruins rising toward the sky.
6th-Century CE St. Jean (St. John) Basilica Monumental Piers at Alaşehir (Philadelpheia)

Historical event

MS 550 — MS 600Eastern Roman eraCulture and memory

Construction of the St. Jean Basilica at Philadelpheia

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Construction of the St. Jean Basilica at Philadelpheia marks the 550 CE event that transformed one of the Revelation's Seven Churches into a monumental Byzantine basilica.

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Historical event · MS 550 — MS 600 · Culture and memory · deniz-doga

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  • Eastern Roman era

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