Cappodocia Region - Powerpoint Palooza多细亚地区PowerPoint疯狂的聚会

and allows tourists to see them without damaging them.
done during the period of Iconoclast
controversy. Human images were forbidden.
The paintings inside the rock churches in the Ilhara Valley were very vibrant colors. Many had damage from being attacked during the
enlarge and expand them. Sometimes, people lived underground for 3 or 4 months
at a time. The need for safety drove their creation and use.
Very narrow paths
not rediscovered until the 1960’s.
Derinkuyu Underground city
It is believed that the earliest of these underground cities were started during the Hittite period. As people needed protection, they would retreat to them and continue to

Looking down into the Ilhara valley
The Ilhara Valley is an area where there is a 14 K hike along a river with many caves in the rock
walls.
Belisirma, where we
included wells for water and ventilation shafts for fresh air. Once the invaders moved on, the people moved above ground and resumed their lives. These cities were
During the Arab invasions of this area, Byzantine Christians added to cities carved down as many as 13 stories below ground. They lived totally underground since they
Tufa which is much softer than other sedimentary layers. This is the layer which rock churches were cut into during the period 4th to 8th centuries.
Many carved caves
here. St. Basil formed small secluded settlements where Christians lived a simple
life of prayer and work. Education was a main focus of this work. Goreme preserves many of the rock cut churches of this period
This stone could seal off the tunnel from enemies.
A storage room
Goreme Open Air Museum
From the early 2nd century, Christians had settled in this area to live a solitary Christian life. As more and more were attracted to the area, Christian communities started to form
walked along the river’s edge
to see some of the
rock churches.
This is a pigeon coop used by the locals to collect pigeon dung for
wine making .
The Melendic river was very beautiful and very peaceful.
Iconoclastic period. They were Byzantine Christian art preserved mainly by their remote locations and the dry climate.
Farmers use stones to show their fields borders.
Another pigeon coop cut in rock.
Direkli Kilise- a church
Decorations from the Iconoclast period
It was a hike to reach these caves.
The damage to his face was
Cappodocia Region
Susan Daly
Tufa columns carved by weather
Orchards and caves
Cappodocia was surrounded by 3 volcanoes. When they erupted millions of years ago, they left behind a layer of