Eskigümüş Monastery
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The Eskigümüş rock cut monastery, located off the Kayseri-Niğde road near to the city of Niğde in Turkey, is famed for having what is believed to be the only fresco with a smiling Theotokos.
As the
Cappadoccia
.
The monastery is the farthest south of all of the Cappadocian monasteries. It is located close to the route used by invading Arabs in the 7th century, who traversed the Tarsus Mountains from the south to plunder
Persia
.
The plain entrance to the Monastery was designed to shield the complex from passing invaders. This
Byzantine
art in the region.
See also
- Cappadocia;
- Underground cities in Avanos
- Kaymaklı Underground City
- Ihlara Valley
- Cappadocian Greek
- Other monasteries;
- Sümela Monastery
- Kaymaklı Monastery
- Monasteries of Mardin
- Last House of the Virgin Mary
- Ancient cities;