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GORDION
MUSEUM
 Established
near a small Village having a population of 500 known as
Yassıhöyük in 1963. Today there is a chronological
exhibition in Gordian Museum and every period is represented
with characteristic examples. In three exhibition windows
there are works of Antique Bronze Age and these are followed
by the works of Previous Phrygia Period which was ended with
the King Midas. The works that are exhibited include;
handmade pots and pans belonging to the previous Steel Age,
steel equipments belonging to the Previous Phyrigia Period,
and equipments of textile production. In the new exhibition
gallery, a typical structure of ruined layers dated 700 B.C.
within a panoramic window. Greek ceramics imported in the
ages 6 B.C.-4 A.C. and materials belonging to the
Hellenistic Age and Roman periods are exhibited in the other
parts of the new gallery. The visitors shall be able to see
the examples of seals and coins that were found in Gordian
in the last section.
The
Development of the Museum
The
increase in the number of the visitors of Gordian Museum in
the last years, has led to new arrangements to be made.
Within these studies, the main structures shall be listed as
the 180 m2 storing building, 150 m2
additional exhibition gallery, 30 m2 laboratory,
35 m2 gallery of visual information and 5000 m2
open exhibition area.
 The
area that has been recently digged has been afforested with
the saplings that the Phyrigians used in their furnishings
such as cedar, scented juniper, boxwood, yellow pine, walnut
and yew tress.
The
Roman Mosaic and the Galat Tomb that have been transferred
to this new area, shall be considered as a part of the
studies made.
Phrygian
Monumental Tombs
The
Gordian region is surrounded with different sized monumental
tombs dated from the last quarter of 8 B.C. to the Middle of
6th B.C. Monumental tombs are the tombs of the
nobles and leading people of Phyrigia. The monumental tomb
known as the Midas Monumental Tomb a 300 m. diameter and 55
m. height, has a magnificent appearance. The excavation of
Midas Monumental tomb was made in 1957 and was presented to
public in 1960 with the completion of the construction of
concrete support by the excellent Turkish engineering.
Kayabaşı
mosaic
The
Roman Period mosaic dated III. A.C. which was found out
during digging a base in the village of Kayabaşı of Polatlı
1989, was informed by the owner of the building to the
Museum of Anatolion civilizations and its excavations were
completed within the year. The mosaic that couldn’t be
carried because of the lack of space, was carried
successfully to the garden of Gordian Museum in 1999, and
was also mounted within a half closed place. There are
animal motives in the center of the mosaic and geometric
ornamentation around the mosaic having the size of 6,60x7,70
m. Conservation and restoration studies continues.
The
galat tomb “Monumental Tomb O”
 The
tomb which was found out with on unlicensed excavation in
1954, was called by Gordian Excavation Group then as the
“O” Monumental Tomb. The monument was exposed to the
destruction of human beings and nature at the and of the
half century that has passed. The monumental works was saved
from disappearance with the intervention of the Ministry of
Culture. The stone blocks whose drawing have been made by
museum experts and which were numbered, were transferred to
the new garden of Gordian Museum. The tomb which will be
built again in a near future, will be presented to the sight
of humanity.
The
settlement of Antique Gordian
 The
capital of the Kingdom of Phrygia, the ruins of the famous
city of Gordian; are near the Ankara. Eskişehir road and in
the place where Sangorios and Porsuk rivers verge on and in
the 18 km northwest of Polatlı. The finding that were found
out during German and American excavations and that were
introduced in different publishing, makes the history of the
settlement go back to the Previous Bronze Age (3000 B.C.).
Although Gordian has been destroyed by Kimmers in the
beginning of 7 B.C., they had lived their most successful
period between 750-700 B.C. Many founding and the monumental
toms in the settlement prove the occupation that had lasted
until the end of the 6th century. But Gordian had
been directed by Persians (beginning from the middle of 6
B.C.) until Alexander the Great restored the city and they
were given their independence back.
 The
famous knot tied by King Gordian was cut by Alexander the
Great in Gordian where he stayed during the winter in 333
B.C
The
Hellenistic Period started in Gordian after the conquest of
the city by Alexander the Great (300-100 B.C.). Then the
Roman Period (1 B.C. – 4 B.C.) and the Seljuk period
(11-13 A.C.) started. All of these happened in Gordian in a
short period of more than 400 years.
GORDION
MUSEUM
1.
Exhibition gallery
2. New-Exhibition gallery
3. Phyrigian Mosaic
4. Administration Bureau
5. W.C.
6. Storage
7. Laboratory
8. Roman Mosaic
9. Galat Tomb
10. House (Residence)
11. House (Residence)
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