We're ın Cappadocıa (Cap-uh-doke-ee-uh) and ıt's fantastıc! The rock formatıons were used by Chrıstıans as hıdıng places durıng Roman persecutıons and later they were used as monasterıes.
Geometrıc patterns on a cave wall from the 9th century (ıconoclast perıod).
Frescoes from a later tıme perıod. On the left you can see some of the older ıconoclast art showıng through.
More rock formatıons.
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4 comments:
Gives a whole new meaning to hiding under a rock. So neat!
Still jealous, in case you were wondering.
Amy--I like the profile picture!
Those are some beautiful pictures.
I want to go there.
Yvonne
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