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El Nazar Kilise This church which dates back to the XI century,is hewn out of an isolated tufa pinnacle.Part of the front collapsed leaving some of the inside rooms open to the sky.Above the two floors of room s of stood the church itself,built in a T-shape with strong pillars supporting the vaults.The ceiling was partly barrel vault and partly dome.The precious paintings are in panels on the vaults,with various religious scenes and images of saints.This monastery stands a couple of hundred meters from the complex of Goreme. |