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Medusa's head used as base (Click to enlarge) Photo:Howard Just {edit}

Howard [ Just Imagine ] 25-Mar-2007
An amazing underground water cistern built in the 6th century by the Greeks, measuring 143 x 65 meters with 336 ancient, recycled, marble columbs 9 metres high. As the foundation base of two of these columbs they have re-used blocks from an ancient temple with the head of Medusa.(see photo below)

As seen in James Bond, From Rusia with Love.
Howard [ Just Imagine ] 23-Feb-2007