manuel cohen

Frescoes, Karabas Church, Soganli Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Frescoes in the nave and apse of Church 1 at Karabas Church, or Karabas Kilise, a monastery complex with a domed or Kubbeli church (a rare cave church with external dome), built early 10th century, Byzantine, in the Soganli valley, Yesilhisar, Kayseri, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The frescoes have been repainted over the centuries, added to, damaged and defaced, and stained with soot from candles. The complex has a courtyard with rooms to 3 sides including a central hall, wine press, stable and 4 adjoining churches. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: LC24_TURKEY_MC_0105.jpg
Image Size: 8268x6280 / 23.1MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 10th century Anatolia Anatolian apse architecture art Asia Asia Minor Asian barrel vaulted belief bible Byzantine Byzantium Cappadocia Cappadocian cave church Central Anatolia Central Anatolian christian christianity church Church 1 color image colour image damage domed church Eastern Orthodox church faith fine arts fresco heritage history horizontal indoors inside interior Kapadokya Karabas Church Karabas Kilise Kayseri Kubbeli church mediaeval medieval middle ages monastery nave new testament religion religious Republic of Turkiye rock-cut sacred Soganli valley Sognali tourism travel tuff Turkey Turkish Turkiye volcanic Yesilhisar
Contained in galleries

Frescoes in the nave and apse of Church 1 at Karabas Church, or Karabas Kilise, a monastery complex with a domed or Kubbeli church (a rare cave church with external dome), built early 10th century, Byzantine, in the Soganli valley, Yesilhisar, Kayseri, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The frescoes have been repainted over the centuries, added to, damaged and defaced, and stained with soot from candles. The complex has a courtyard with rooms to 3 sides including a central hall, wine press, stable and 4 adjoining churches. Picture by Manuel Cohen