Goreme Open Air Museum of Cappadocia
Thousands of years ago, nearby Mount Erciyes volcano erupted. Ash and lava fell across the landscape and hardened to form tufa rock. Over centuries to come, win...
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Thousands of years ago, nearby Mount Erciyes volcano erupted. Ash and lava fell across the landscape and hardened to form tufa rock. Over centuries to come, wind erosion slowly molded fairy chimneys that we see today.However, it didn’t take centuries for locals to realize they could carve into rocks and soon turned them into houses and churches.
From then on, Cappadocia offered sanctuary to early Christians who decorated them with art and symbols.
Within the region, over 600 (4th. century) churches made from soft rock dot the Cappadocia landscape
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From then on, Cappadocia offered sanctuary to early Christians who decorated them with art and symbols.
Within the region, over 600 (4th. century) churches made from soft rock dot the Cappadocia landscape
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NaturesBounty
February 28, 2022
It is interesting that man used the rocks for dwellings. I wonder how many years they did that?
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Joviaal
March 01, 2022
People lived there for hundreds of years, and even now there are some families living in natural houses like that..
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