The entrance of the Dark Church (Karanlık Kilise) in Göreme, Cappadocia, photograph by Sena Bolek, 2025.
The rock-cut façade features arched niches and faded red geometric motifs painted on the interior vaults, a characteristic of Byzantine monastic architecture carved into soft volcanic stone.
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Bolek, S. (2025, August 11). Dark Church in the Göreme Open Air Museum, Cappadocia. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20715/dark-church-in-the-goreme-open-air-museum-cappadoc/
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Bolek, Sena. "Dark Church in the Göreme Open Air Museum, Cappadocia." World History Encyclopedia, August 11, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20715/dark-church-in-the-goreme-open-air-museum-cappadoc/.
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Bolek, Sena. "Dark Church in the Göreme Open Air Museum, Cappadocia." World History Encyclopedia, 11 Aug 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20715/dark-church-in-the-goreme-open-air-museum-cappadoc/.
