While strolling through the old town we came across some sights like the clock tower, some more or less outstanding mosques and the great 'Hadrian's Gate'. What interested us the most was the little mosque of the broken minaret. Wikipedia tells: The Kesik Minare Cami (Broken Minaret Mosque) ... was originally built as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD. In the 7th century, it was converted into a Byzantine church in honor of the Virgin Mary, but it was heavily damaged in the 7th century during the Arab invasions. In the 9th century it was repaired again. The minaret was added in the early 13th century when the Sultanate of Rum established their rule in Antalya and converted the church into a mosque...
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