Huge Quarry at Alexandria Troas

March 31, 2026

40-foot columns in one of the quarries near Alexandria Troas.
40-foot columns in one of the quarries near Alexandria Troas.
Massive columns in one of the quarries near Alexandria Troas.
Massive columns in one of the quarries near Alexandria Troas.
A short hike to one of the quarries near Alexandria Troas. Click on image for information to join us in May/June 2020.|http://holylandphotos.org/page.asp?page_ID=50
A short hike to one of the quarries near Alexandria Troas. Click on image for information to join us in May/June 2020.|http://holylandphotos.org/page.asp?page_ID=50
Finished and unfinished columns.
Finished and unfinished columns.

There is a very "out of the way" quarry located about 10 mi. from Alexandria Troas. In this quarry there were at least 12 huge, mainly completed, columns. Some of them were about 30-40 feet in length and about 4-5 feet thick. It was amazing to contemplate how they were quarried and rounded as they were being prepared for shipment.

In the New Testament it is mentioned five times as Troas. It was here, on Paul's second missionary journey, that in a vision he received a call to proceed to Europe (Acts 16:8–11). You are invited to join us as we Follow in the Footsteps of Paul: Turkey and Greece in May 2019. Contact Dr. Carl Rasmussen for additional information: footstepstours@comcast.net.