This site rises high above the Bakirçay Plain in Turkey’s Aegean region. The acropolis of Pergamon was the capital of the Hellenistic Attalid dynasty, a major centre of learning in the ancient world.

Pergamon was founded in the 3rd century B.C. Its location in the Aegean Region, the heart of the Antique World, and at the crossroads between Europe and the Middle East destined it to be an important ...

The Pergamon is one of the world’s most celebrated archaeological museums – but soon it’s closing for a very long time If you plan on visiting the Pergamon, you might want to do so sooner rather than ...

Berlin’s Pergamon Museum is losing its star attraction for five years. Sunday is the last day to see the Pergamon Altar in Berlin's most famous museum. Almost 1.5 million people visited the Pergamon ...