After descending to the city, we head towards Kizil Avlu (The Red Basilica), open at. 8.30 – 12.00, 13.00- 17.30 (off season until 16.30), introduction: 2 USD, students: 1 USD. This monumental building takes its name from the building material in the form of red brick, which was originally covered with decorative marble. The temple was built in 1. half. 2nd century. p.n.e. and was dedicated to the Egyptian-Greek god Serapis. The building with the surrounding courtyard covered an area of ​​approx. 250 x 100 m and was established on the river, which flows under it through a special channel. In the early Byzantine times, the temple was converted into the Church of St.. John the Apostle, and during the period of Turkish sovereignty, a mosque was established in one of the side towers. The basilica stood on 19 m and everything, including the altar and the statue of Serapis, it was huge.

By going to the asklepieon, we can visit the Archaeological Museum, situated on the main road opposite the BP gas station. It is open every day (except Mondays) in hours. 8.00 – 19.00 (off season until 16.00), introduction: 2 USD, students: 0,7 USD. We will see many sculptures from Pergamon, numerous everyday items, not only from ancient times. Ethnographic collection, for such a small town, is really impressive. Here we will also see, what the altar of Zeus looked like (model).

Asklepiejon can be visited every day (except Saturdays and Sundays in low season) in hours. 8.30- 12.00, 13.00 – 17.30 (summer to 18.30), introduction: 4 USD, students: 1 USD. We'll get there, heading west of the museum, following road signs. It's best to go to the city's main square – Republic Square, and turn left there. After approx. 1 km we will reach the destination.

Asclepieon was in the so-called. lower town and was probably built in the 4th century. p.n.e., later rebuilt many times by the Greeks and Romans. Asclepieon was a sacred circle (gr. temenos) Asklepiosa, the god of medicine, and at the same time a center of cult and experimental medicine. The doctors were priests, who lived in the complex with their patients. It was said, that death does not enter the asclepeon. The most famous figure working in the Pergamon Asclepeon was Galen, one of the greatest doctors of the ancient era, which left behind a huge legacy in the form of approx. 400 works from various fields of knowledge.

Ruins, we see today, come from the 2nd century, from the times, when the resort was very popular with the Romans that is why, that Galen was descended from here (later he moved to Rome). We enter the asclepieon from the old Via Tecta or the holy road, which is a relic from Roman times. After walking through the ruins of the former propylene, we will find ourselves in a courtyard with an area of ​​95×120 m, which on three sides was surrounded by columned halls, closed at the back with a wall (so-called. stoa). Originally their colonnade was of the Ionic order, but after the earthquake of 2. half. 11 w. n.e. some of the columns were converted to the Doric style. To the right, that is, in the northeast corner, you can see the foundations of the former library, where did she stand (porch) led to a small theater intended for approx. 3500 viewers. Both buildings date from the time of Emperor Hadrian (117 – 138). In the courtyard itself, vis a vis theater, there were several small temples dedicated to Asclepius and other deities related to health, like his daughter Hygiea (hence the word hygiene). Between the sacred buildings and the theater there was a sacred fountain, which was the heart of the asclepieon. Apparently patients, healing oneself with baths in this fountain, they often got rid of their ailments. That is why it is judged today, that the water from a nearby spring must have contained various medicinal compounds.

Outside the courtyard, on the west side, we come across the remains of a long, approx. 100 m to the Ryc stoa. Perhaps it was just another street, similar to the Covered Way. A bit further, in the southwest corner, standing latrines, with separate entrances for men and women. Walking along the south stoa, we come to the ruins of a circular hospital building. The most recognizable part is the indoor corridor leading from the hospital to the holy fountain, which was supposed to protect patients from external factors. Next, closer to the exit, became the main temple of Asclepius, which was built around the same time as the hospital, i.e. approx. 150 r. n.e. It had the shape of a pantheon covered with a dome with a diameter 24 m. There were statues of various gods around the hall, and the largest one was placed in the center – depicting Asclepius. The temple inside was lined with marble mosaics. On the second, on the eastern end of Via Tecta there are still the ruins of the Roman theater, and a little further, the amphitheater and the stadium – all dated to the middle of the 2nd century, when this city was experiencing years of real prosperity.

Ulu Camii is worth mentioning among the Islamic monuments in Ber-gama (The great mosque) located northwest of the Red Basilica, in a shopping district. The mosque was built in 1389 r. during the reign of Be-Yazid Błyskawica. Materials from ancient ruins were used for construction. The temple is covered with three domes arranged along the walls of the toilets, and the plan is axial, with two side aisles proves the influence of Byzantine architecture. On the main square there is also Kursunlu Camii erected in 1439 r.