Frescoes, Yilanli Church, Soganli Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Frescoes in the nave and apse of Yilanli Church, or Yilanli Kilise, known as Snake Church, a rock-cut monastery complex, Byzantine, in the Soganli valley, Yesilhisar, Kayseri, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. On the right are 2 acrosolia or burial niches with frescoes of saints. The monastery includes a church with 2 naves and 2 apses, a courtyard, refectories and a kitchen. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Frescoes in the nave and apse of Yilanli Church, or Yilanli Kilise, known as Snake Church, a rock-cut monastery complex, Byzantine, in the Soganli valley, Yesilhisar, Kayseri, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. On the right are 2 acrosolia or burial niches with frescoes of saints. The monastery includes a church with 2 naves and 2 apses, a courtyard, refectories and a kitchen. Picture by Manuel Cohen