Wooden Horse Of Troy Movie To Be Brought To Canakkale

CANAKKALE - The wooden horse used in the movie ''Troy'', will be brought to Turkish northwestern province of Canakkale on August 12 or 13, said Canakkale Governor Suleyman Kamci on Wednesday.
Kamci told reporters that the ship which is carrying the wooden horse is now in Italy. He added that the ship will firstly arrive in Istanbul and then the horse will be brought to Canakkale on August 12 or 13.
The wooden horse will be first displayed at Morabin Park in Canakkale for a while and later, at the ''18 March Hill''.
The ancient city of Troy, known as the center of civilizations, is in Canakkale province of Turkey.
Charles McLaren found in 1822 the ruins of Troy left from Hellenistic and Roman Ilion, at Hisarlik district of Canakkale. The German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated Troy from 1870 to 1890. His theft of treasures from Troy and his damage to the city will always be remembered in Turkish archaeological history. Since 1988 a new German team is working to rebuild Troy by using new and advanced technologies.
(GC-ULG) 04.08.2004