Kütahya: A city shaped with earth
In Kütahya, present-day life reaches from the workshop and pottery ovens of the centre to rural plateaus and thermal baths, keeping craft traditions vital.
13 narratives and 15 place records connect to this discovery world through thematic and geographic relationships.
Four gateways into this world
- Living settlements — Neighbourhood, village and district scales where historic fabric still meets everyday life.
- Landscape and season — Changing climate, production, fire and visiting conditions from coast to highland.
- Movement and pace — How ferries, mountain roads, plain crossings and walking scale change the experience.
- Conservation and living links — Living links where historic fabric, local traditions and natural settings meet present-day life.
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Story and event network
- Aizanoi Macellum World's First Inflation Price Edict Inscription (301 CE)
- Battle of Dumlupınar and Victory of Commander-in-Chief (30 August 1922)
- Pergamon and Aizanoi: a Hellenistic Inner Aegean threshold
- From Clandras Aqueduct to Sebaste and Simav Eynal: Inland Aegean Water Engineering and Roman Thermal Springs
- From Hayme Ana Lands at Domaniç to Penkalas Bridges and Göbel Thermal: Ottoman Foundation, Roman Marble, and Thermal Healing
- From the Kilims of Eşme to Gediz and Sandıklı Hüdai: Natural Dyes, River Springs, and Roman Mud Baths
- Gediz Battle Victory and Construction of Abide Village Martyrdom Monument (October 1920)
- Rock Cities of the Inland Aegean and the Roman Stock Exchange: From Aizanoi to Ayazini and the Blaundos Cliffs
- Kayı Tribe Migration Route to Domaniç and Death of Hayme Ana (1281 CE)
- From Seyitömer Bronze Age to Çakırsaz Han and Germiyan Tile Kilns: Ancient Loom Weights, Seljuk Hans, and UNESCO Tile Mansions
- From Simav Gölcük Crater to Gediz Abide Village and Hisarcık Aqueducts: 1,450m Volcanic Lake, 1920 Gediz Battle, and Roman Channels
- From Şaphane Alunite Mines to Emet Thermal Springs and Dumlupınar Victory: Alum Mines, Boron Waters, and August 30 Battle
- Emergence and Export of Uşak Eşme Yörük Root-Dyed Kilim Craft (1700)
Connected cultural inventory
- Ancient City of Aizanoi and Çavdarhisar
- Aizanoi Penkalas (Kocaçay) Roman Marble Bridges
- Altıntaş Çakırsaz Seljuk Taş Han and Marble Road
- Hayme Ana (Mother of the State) Tomb at Domaniç
- Dumlupınar Zafertepe Victory Monument and Dumlupınar Martyrdom
- Emet Boron Mineral Thermal Springs and Ryolite Baths
- Ancient City of Gediz (Cadi) and Mount Murat
- Gediz Abide Village 1920 Gediz Battle Martyrdom Sanctuary and Monument
- Hisarcık Hasanlar Ancient Roman Aqueducts and Thermal Springs
- Seyitömer Mound and Weaving-Pottery Workshops
- Simav Gölcük Plateau and 1,450m Volcanic Crater Lake
- Ancient City of Synaus and Simav Eynal Thermal Springs
- Şaphane Ancient Alunite (Alum) Mines
- Historic Germiyan Street Tile Kilns and Mansions
- Tavşanlı Göbel Thermal Springs and Phrygian Tombs