Priene is located near
Güllübahçe 15 kilometers from
Söke . The city which is settled according to the plan of the famous
Architect Hippodamos of
Miletos is of
Hellenistic characteristic.
Priene which reached the present day in a much better condition than the other cities was reigned by the
Kingdom of
Pergamon, the
Romans and the
Byzantines respectively.
Prytaneum,
Bouleuterion, the houses,
Temple of Athena , the
Great Church,
Theater ,
Upper Gymnasion,
Egyptian Temple,
Sacred Stoa,
Agora,
Alexander the Great Temple or the
Sacred House are opuses worth to see. The theater building from among these these dates back to 225-200 BC and the
Temple of Athena constructed in 6x11 column style dates back to 4th century BC. The agora where the parliament building, the
Prytaneion, the fish market and
Zeus Olympos Altar are situated is the most important center of the city. In
Priene there also stands a stadion dated back to the
Hellenistic Period and a
Gymnasion.
