"All the civic, religious, common and individual structures seen at Xanthos, Letoon and Troy, World Heritage sites in Turkey, are represented in Laodikeia. The structures of Laodikeia have special importance because of their monumental scale and elegant ornamentation. In comparison with the nearby World Heritage Site of Hierapolis (Pamukkale), located ten kilometres north of Laodikeia, the theatres, baths and streets of Laodikeia are much more monumental. No similar ancient city has four monumental baths. Laodikeia has the biggest stadium in Anatolia and is the only city with two theatres. Laodikeia has a special significance and sacredness for the Christian world because of its churches. One of these, the Laodikeia Church, is dated back to the fourth century CE. Laodikeia is as important as Ephesos with her expansion and monumental structures. Laodikeia has more buildings and bigger buildings than Athens Acropolis, which is one of the most important places for World Cultural Heritage." https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5823/
