Izmir - Agora

A little way south of Fevzi Pasa Bulvari in the Basmahane district of Izmir on the Osmanpasa Bulvari are the partly excavated remains of the agora (market), which originally dated from the Greek period but was rebuilt after an earthquake in the second century A.D. during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Along the west end of the square which is laid out in gardens, stand thirteen columns with fine capitals. On the north side is a three- aisled basilica 160m/175yds long with a vaulted roof borne on pillars. The marble figures which were found here are now in the new Archeological Museum. The Kadifekale citadel offers a view of the whole agora, enabling visitors to appreciate the full extent of the site.