BOODROOM, or BAUDRUN

BOODROOM, or BAUDRUN, a small town of Anatolia, in Asia Minor, situated at the bottom of a deep bay. It is supposed to occupy the site of the ancient Halicarnassus, and the vicinity abounds with many relics of antiquity. The houses are irregularly built along the shore, and are interspersed, as is usual in Asiatic cities, with gardens, burying-grounds, and cultivated fields. Throughout the streets,

and in different parts of the bazaar, are scattered fragments of columns and mutilated sculptures. The castle stands on a broad square rock, which projects into the bay, and has a small harbour on the western side, which, though it has fallen into decay, is still convenient and safe, and is frequented by Turkish cruisers. This castle is adorned with the most exquisite sculptures in different parts of the walls, and is said to have been built by the knights of Rhodes in 1402. There are still some traces of the ancient walls, and above the town are the remains of a theatre, about 280 feet in diameter, which appears to have had thirty-six rows of marble seats. Near the harbour is the palace, with some small mosques. Pop. about 11,000, consisting chiefly of Greeks and Turks. Long. 27. 33. E. Lat. 37. 7. N.