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Cappadocian region is
the place where the nature and history come together with most
beautiful scene in the world. While geographic events are forming
Peribacaları (fairy chimneys), during the historical period, humans
had carried the signs of thousand years old civilizations with
carving houses and churches within these earth pillars and
decorating them with frisks.
During the Roman
Emperor, Augustus period, territories of Cappadocian Region as a
wide region lying till to the Toros Mountains at south, Aksaray at
west, Malatya at east and Eastern Black Sea shores at north within
the 17 volume book named 'Geographika' of Strabon, one of the Antic
Period writers. Today's Cappadocian Region is the area covered by
Nevşehir, Aksaray, Niğde, Kayseri, and Kırşehir cities. More limited
area, rocky Cappadocian Region is composed of Üçhisar, Göreme,
Avanos, Ürgüp, Derinkuyu, Kaymaklı, Ihlara and environment.
Traditional Cappadocian houses and dovecotes carved into stones are
showing the uniqueness of the region. These houses are constructed
on the feet of the mountain via rocks or cut stones. Rock, which is
the only construction material of the region, as it is very soft
after quarry due to the structure of the region, can be easily
processed but after contact with air it hardens and turns into a
very strong construction material. Due to being plentiful and easy
to process of the used material, regional unique masonry is
developed and turned into an architectural tradition. Materials of
neither courtyard nor house doors is wood. Upper parts of the doors
built with arches are decorated with stylized ivy or rosette motifs.
Dovecotes within the
region are small structures constructed within 18th century and end
of 19th century. Some of the dovecotes, which are important for
showing Islamic picture art are constructed as monastery or church.
Surfaces of dovecotes are decorated with rich inscriptions and
adornments by regional artists. |
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