The Temple of Augustus is located next to the Hacı Bayram Mosque in Ulus, Ankara. Originally built in honor of the Phrygian god Men after 25 BC, the temple was eventually destroyed. The remains found today were built by King Pilamenes, son of the last Galatian ruler Amintos, as a token of allegiance to the Roman Emperor Augustus. During the Byzantine era, various additions were made, windows were opened, and it was converted into a church. The temple was discovered in 1555 by the Dutch explorer Busbecque, sent by Emperor Ferdinand. After the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, excavations carried out by Dr. Hamit Zübeyr Koşay in 1930 revealed the temple's entire architecture.