The rock-cut church of Saint John (know as "St Jean Kilise" or "Karsi Kilise") in Gulsehir, Nevsehir, Cappadocia, Turkey.
The rock-cut byzantine church of Saint John (know as "St Jean Kilise" or "Karsi Kilise") in Gulsehir (means "Town or Roses") , Nevsehir, Cappadocia, Turkey. SOME MORE INFO FROM : "The two floor church of St. Jean, found upon entering Gulsehir, houses a church, wine cellar, graves, water channels and living quarters on the lower floor, and a church decorated with Biblical scenes on the upper floor. According to the inscription on the apse, the church is dated to 1212. St. Jean Church (Karsi Kilise) Frescoes, Gulsehir, CappadociaThe lower floor church is built to the shape of a cross, has one apse and arms of the cross are barrel-vaulted. The central dome is collapsed. Stylized animals, geometrical and crucifix designs are used to decorate the church in red ochre, which was applied directly onto the rock. The upper church has one apse, and is barrel-vaulted. Apart from those on the apse, the well-preserved frescoes were covered in a layer of black soot. The church's present state is a result of the restoration and conservation done by Ridvan Isler in 1995. Scenes from the life of Jesus and the Bible are in the form of friezes within the borders. Yellow and brown have been used on a black background. On the niche vault and on the sides, floral and geometrical patterns were used. On the west and south walls the Last Judgment can be found, a scene rarely depicted in Cappadocian churches. Scenes of the St. Jean Church: Deesis on the apse, on its front the Annunciation, below that are bird designs, on the barrel vault portraits of saints in medallions, on the south wing of the vault the Last Supper, Betrayal by Judas, Baptism, below Koimesis (Falling Asleep of Mother Mary), on the north wings of the vault Descent from the Cross, Women at the Tomb, Anastasis, on the West and South walls the Last Judgment. "
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Location: Gulsehir town, Nevsehir district, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey
Photo credit: © Hercules Milas / Alamy / Afripics
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