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Dick Osseman | all galleries >> Kars and Ani and some Hopa >> Ani - former Armenian capital near border >> Selçuklu Saray > Ani Seljuk palace Gate 3506
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08-Jun-2006

Ani Seljuk palace Gate 3506

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This is the entrance to the so called Seljuk Palace (Selçuklu Saray), a 12th century building.

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Dick Osseman24-Aug-2006 16:01
I cannot read inscriptions in non-Roman alphabet. I think many restorations in Turkey will need ages of weathering to make them look right again, and this palace in particular looked , apart from the entrance, rather silly. Let's hope the many monuments still waiting for restoration receive a good treatment.
Guest 24-Aug-2006 12:30
have you seen any Seljukian/Arabian inscription confirming that it is Seljukian palace?

I am sure not.

This is what is known in Armenian sources as a Palace of Paron.

Any comments from your side on the way the renovation works were done here?