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title: Dark Church in the Göreme Open Air Museum, Cappadocia
author: Sena Bolek
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20715/dark-church-in-the-goreme-open-air-museum-cappadoc/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-09-17
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# Dark Church in the Göreme Open Air Museum, Cappadocia

_Authored by [Sena Bolek](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/senabolek/)_

## Image File

[![Dark Church in the Göreme Open Air Museum, Cappadocia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20715.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20715.jpg)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) monastic [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/) carved into soft volcanic stone.

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## About the Author

Sena felsefe doktorasına UNSW Sydney'de devam etmektedir. Araştırma alanları arasında psikoloji felsefesi ile sosyal epistemoloji yer almaktadır. Felsefe, bilim tarihi ve edebiyat üzerine yapılan metin çevirilerine ilgi duymaktadır.

## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
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/>.
### MLA
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/>.

## License & Copyright

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