The doorway into the church (not the cathedral). Note the centuries of smoke stained walls.
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Interior of the monastery’s cathedral hollowed out of solid rock….. this shows some of the many frescos all over the walls and ceilings.
Looking down from the cathedral. Protected, hard to see, hard to find, secure for the practice of early Christianity.
Cheap at twice the price?
Bunny with the makers of the dolls she bought (all younger than she?).
Kaymakli underground city described. A vast network of caves, smaller than Derinkuyu but with larger rooms.
The exterior of “Kaymakli” underground city. It is thought that up to 3,000 people and their animals could have lived or hid or held-out in this underground city and network of caves for weeks at a time. The original entrance is to the right. The round object in the center may have been a multi-ton wheel to be rolled into position blocking the entrance for secrecy or protection.
One of the innumerable small rooms—sleeping quarters?
More passageways—note the handcut stairs in solid stone.
This entrance to a passageway also shows the scratchings of the crude tools used to carve the caves, passageways, rooms, etc.
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