TurchiaYayla Deresi40°57’33” N 40°57’45” E
17 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Beautiful valley running from the Black Sea into turkey. Zil castle sits on a crag near the top. First are two looks at the valley. Then a couple looks at the castle. This castle is about the mostLeggi altro
TurchiaChurches of Göreme38°38’34” N 34°49’40” E
19 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Cappadocia is an extraordinary place. I'm told that this was a lake that volcanic eruptions filled with ash, drying the lake. Later eruptions were magma, compressing the ash. Differential erosionLeggi altro
TurchiaKaymaklı Underground City38°27’36” N 34°45’7” E
20 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Cappadocia is well known for its underground cities, used for protection. This is one of those. Only a few if the 8 levels are excavated. Some 8,000 people could live down here for up to 6 months. ThLeggi altro
TurchiaIhlara Vadisi38°15’51” N 34°17’26” E
20 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Beautiful valley in Cappadocia. They call it their local grand canyon. The pics are various views of the valley.
Many churches were built along here. See another post for St. George church.
TurchiaIhlara Vadisi38°15’35” N 34°17’32” E
20 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Unfortunately, the nave and the apse are collapsed, but many original frescoes remain. That is most of the pictures. The last is part of the surviving necropolis. All bones have been moved to aLeggi altro
TurchiaSelime38°18’3” N 34°15’34” E
20 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Ancient monastery along the silk road, named for the sultan whose tomb is across the road. Innumerable conversions of traders, travelers, etc. to Christianity occurred here, with the converts takingLeggi altro
TurchiaChurches of Göreme38°38’19” N 34°50’42” E
21 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Göreme has an open air museum the encompasses an area of stone carved residences and churches. These are pictures in several of those churches. Many of them had no photo signs. All are small by ourLeggi altro
TurchiaSarıhıdır38°42’43” N 34°54’34” E
21 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Semâzen or whirling dervishes enact the revolving of all levels of creation, from atomic structure to resurrection.
The first pic is some me of the dervishes. The rest of the pics are of the oldLeggi altro
TurchiaHippodrome of Constantinople41°0’24” N 28°58’43” E
23 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
A main square on the Sultanahmet section of Istanbul, surrounded by Hagia Sophia (picture 1), tomb of the sultan (2), the Blue Mosque (3), Hammam,Aka Turkish baths (4), and Topkapi palace. The fifthLeggi altro
TurchiaSultan Ahmed Mosque41°0’19” N 28°58’35” E
24 agosto 2019, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Large mosque at sultanahmet square. Legend has it the after the fall of Constantinople, the sultan decided that if th Christians could build something as magnificent as Hagia Sophia, the Muslims couldLeggi altro
