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Carved out Monastery

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Peter van der Houwen

Free Account, Bussum

Carved out Monastery

Turkey, Cappadocia, Goreme, Sept. 2013

The origin of carving out monasteries in the Cappadocian region can be found in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia The Cappadocian Fathers of the 4th century were integral to much of early Christian philosophy. It also produced, among other people, another Patriarch of Constantinople, John of Cappadocia, who held office 517-520. For most of the Byzantine era it remained relatively undisturbed by the conflicts in the area. People of the villages at the heart of the Cappadocia Region carved out houses, churches and monasteries from the soft rocks of volcanic deposits. Goreme became a monastic centre in 300-1200 AD

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† cathy Blatt 08/06/2015 7:47
i saw this and could hardly believe this. I am so pleased at your good shot, mine were not that good as it was very hazy. Also thank you for the background. Hope you will upload more from Cappadocia, regards cathy
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noblog 30/05/2015 0:24
sehr schöne Präsentation
der historischen Stätte

Gruß
Norbert
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norma ateca 29/05/2015 12:39
Sehr schönes foto herrlich anzusehen danke für die Erklärung LG Norma
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Luigi Scorsino 28/05/2015 16:30
i like it, it is a wonderful detail
Regards. luigi
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Mark Billiau. 25/05/2015 16:18
Very good shot of this fascinating rock formation with an historical carving !

Mark
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† liesel47 24/05/2015 22:03
What an impressive view.
Beautiful place and good photo!
Best regards Liesel
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archiek 24/05/2015 20:34
A very nice photo of this interesting place. A wonder of human history. A good one!
Regards,
Archie
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Harold Thompson 24/05/2015 8:15
Good exposure and setting for the monastery
:-)) Harold
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Sue Thompson 24/05/2015 7:49
It is amaing where the ancient monkks would decide to carve out their places of worship and refuge.
The colours in this beautiful rock formation are lovely.

:))
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Adele D. Oliver 23/05/2015 22:04
so fascinating this whole area, and the little chapel carved into the rock amazing ... your capture shows its details and the surroundings perfectly with great light and impressive mountains !!!
greetings, Adele
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Cameraqueen 23/05/2015 19:20
Fascinating, how architecture fits into nature in this place. So beautiful. And an excellent foto, Peter.
Have a nice evening,
Sabine
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Irene T. 23/05/2015 16:31
Klasse hast du das fotografiert ...eine wunderschönen Detailaufnahme ...
sehr schön und interessant anzusehen ...
lg:Irene
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NaturPur22 23/05/2015 14:52
Faszinierendes Foto! Ich wünsche dir ein schönes Pfingstwochenende ! LG Angelika
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Ingeborg Bröll 23/05/2015 11:09
Ein außergewöhnliches Motiv mit einer fantastischen Ausstrahlung und klasse von Dir mit der Info dokumentiert, Peter. Klasse! Liebe Grüße und schöne und erholsame Pfingsten wünsche ich Dir - Inga -
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Pierre LAVILLE 23/05/2015 10:38
Superbe j'aime !!
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Amitiés . Bonne journée.
Pierre
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