Byzantine chapel found in İznik during environmental project
İZNİK – Doğan News Agency
The Council of Monuments, members of which have recently examined the area, will give the final decision about the construction of a new administration building and an archaeology museum called the İznik Green Museum.
The rooftop of the İznik Green Museum has been proposed as a green area for the use of clean energy.
In the beginning of last year, underwater archaeological work revealed the remains of a 1,600-year-old basilica under Lake İznik. The discovery of the basilica was declared one of top 10 discoveries of 2014 by the Archaeological Institute of America.