The Gods

After 2,000 years again the gods are looking together at the rise of Regulus, the star of the Kommagenian kings.

The Gods

Snow Protection

A temporary barrier is constructed by the chief engineer Jaap Groot to relief the snow pressure at the back of the stelae on the West Terrace.

Snow Protection

Consolidation of the Statues

The bedrock under the statue of Herakles is consolidated under the supervision of Prof.Dr. Predrag Gavrilovic of the Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology of Macedonia.

Consolidation of the Statues

Consolidation of the Statues

Re-location

Part of the emergency program is the re-location of unstable and endangered parts of the statues of the gods on the East Terrace. The first head is carefully hoisted by the Enka crane supervisor Zekai Şalcı and his co-worker Adnan Erdem, using specially developed strings and working at ultra low speed to avoid any damage.

Re-location

14th of July Celebration (2002)

As part of the 2nd annual celebration of the 14th of July, the INF medal of honour is presented by the Dutch ambassador, his excellency Mr. Sjoerd Gosses, to Mr. Űnal Nakipler of the Enka Construction & Industry Co., Inc., Mr. M.Aykut Özet of the Ministry of Culture and Mr. Halil Işık, Governor of Adiyaman.

14th of July Celebration

14th of July Celebration

As part of the 2nd annual celebration of the 14th of July, the Akbank symphony orchestra gives an excellent performance on the East Terrace, watched by the gods.

14th of July Celebration

During the conference of the 2nd annual celebration of the 14th of July, Mr. M. Dengir Fırat stresses the necessity of the restoration works on Mt. Nemrud and the extension of the present research to other parts of ancient Kommagene.

14th of July Celebration

Hoisting Demonstration

The Enka crane gives a demonstration to the spectators who are not familiar with modern hoisting technics.

Hoisting Demonstration

Pre-conservation of the Apollo Stele

The Turkish conservator Mr. Latif Özen works at pre-conserving the Apollo stele.

Pre-conservation of the Apollo Stele

Nemrud Brochure

Dr. Miguel John Versluys presents the first Nemrud brochure to the Minister of State, Mr. Nejat Arseven.

Nemrud Brochure

Pre-conservation of the Lion Horoscope

After the consolidation works, the Italian conservator Paolo Pagnin with the help of Ellen Thiermann and Tesse Stek conducts the pre-conservation of the Lion Horoscope on the West Terrace.

Pre-conservation of the Lion Horoscope

Consolidation of the Stelae

The stelae at the West Terrace are adequately supported and consolidated to avoid further damage.

Consolidation of the Stelae