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1996-2000

The Dark Church

Karanlık Kilise, or the Dark Church, a rock-cut church in Göreme, built in the 11th century and decorated with Byzantine frescoes. It’s part of the Göreme Open Air Museum, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 1984.

For pictures of the frescoes in the church taken in 2005, see http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/image/51226376 and http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/image/51227296 along with the interiors of the Apple Church. They’re amazing and worth looking at but I’m unable to post them here due to a technical problem.

National Museum of the American Indian, posted earlier.

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Gill Kopy31-Dec-2017 01:31
Ditto Julie's comment !! Hard to imagine how this church was created ! Super shot V
Julie Oldfield19-Dec-2017 03:04
This is truly amazing. V
Ton T.18-Dec-2017 18:19
Most interesting and beautiful! Fine image Helen V
joseantonio18-Dec-2017 05:09
I wonder how they did this on the rock.V.
Stephanie18-Dec-2017 01:08
Fascinating! I'd love to visit Turkey! V
larose forest photos17-Dec-2017 22:37
How fascinating this is. It is immensely appealing.. there is something about such places carved into a rock face. Splendid shot. V
barbarajoy17-Dec-2017 22:35
An amazing place, history here worthy of a visit. Good shot Helen! V
Martin Lamoon17-Dec-2017 21:59
A fine shot of this amazing workmanship.
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exzim17-Dec-2017 21:45
great shot Helen, as it can't be easy to get the exposure corrct
Suzanne Lanthier17-Dec-2017 18:52
Not a very common place to build a Church. good show, Helen !
Chris Morton17-Dec-2017 18:14
most interesting
bill friedlander17-Dec-2017 17:51
Amazing work cut into the rock. Super shot to show to advantage. V
Patrick Goossens17-Dec-2017 16:58
A most wonderful place and taken from a great vantage point
globalgadabout17-Dec-2017 16:46
a remarkable place...the frescos are certainly well fashioned too..
Jim Coffman17-Dec-2017 16:36
That is amazing to me! I would love to see this!!
Ika Zinka Eferl17-Dec-2017 16:23
Very interesting, great shot! V
janescottcumming17-Dec-2017 16:00
You have seen some pretty amazing things Helen! Glad you are sharing them with us. V