Wednesday, February 12, 2025

2024 Turkey: Göröme Open Air Park (II)

 More views of the churches and associated dwellings of Göröme.


You can ascend to enter; likely there were no rails in the day.



A side view of the interior of a church from below:






4 comments:

  1. I can't help but wonder how long it took them to make these. Considering how extensive the complex is, it's truly amazing.

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    1. Leigh, this area was active for 900 years or so - but I bet it took a bit.

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  2. Nylon128:00 AM

    That is a LOT of digging, especially with no steel tools and using less hardy materials. Can't remember if you mentioned what kind of stone is there TB.

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    1. Nylon12, I believe this area has a gair amount of "light" lava stone. I did not actually try to cut into it, of course, but it looked pretty light.

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