Museum2h 15m₺200
El Nazar Church
Religious30 min
About
Carved into a single fairy chimney near Göreme, El Nazar Church is a remarkable 10th-century Byzantine rock-cut church. Its compact interior features a central dome, vaulted cross arms and surviving frescoes depicting scenes from the life of Christ.
- Church
- Byzantine
- Frescoes
- Historical
Historical Significance
El Nazar Church is one of the 10th-century rock-cut churches of the Göreme Valley specifically noted within Cappadocia’s UNESCO World Heritage landscape. Its frescoes follow biblical scenes in sequence and reflect the rich tradition of post-iconoclastic Byzantine religious painting that developed across Cappadocia.
Location
Göreme Valley, Göreme
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