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Winding Down


Winding Down
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Copyright: Brad Thurlow (thurlowbk) Silver Note Writer [C: 3 W: 0 N: 11] (59)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-25
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, 70-200mm f/4L USM, UV
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-25 14:59
Viewed: 735
Points: 8
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Again, this is in Uchisar, a small town near the Goreme Open Air Museum in the Cappadocia region. These two gents are smoking and drinking tea out on their tuff-hewn balcony.

These "buildings" are found throughout the region, although most are uninhabited today. Many of these structures have faired quite well over time, but erosion and earthquakes have taken their toll on some of these. The Byzantine Christians are responsible for carving a large number of churches and missions in this area and we find many tuff caves dating back to the 4th to 6th century AD. In fact, some of the tuff churches were used up until 1924 when the Greek-Turkey population exchange moved most Christian out of the country.

I found the following under the UNESCO World Heritage Site (www.unep-wcmc.org/), which is the best geological description I have found so far:

The Göreme valley is an eroded plateau in a formerly active volcanic region. The nearby Erciyas Dag volcano is now dormant, although there are still occasional earthquakes in the area. Peaks such as Hasan Dag, Erciyas Dag (both outside the valley) and Akdag, dominates the valley landscape. Andesitic tuff was ejected from volcanic eruptions in the late Pliocene covering an area of about 10,000 sq. km. This layer of tuff was in turn overlain by a series of andesitic and basaltic lavas, between the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene. The deep layers of soft, quite homogenous material have been eroded to form regular conical peaks or irregular masses reflecting the differential resistance to weathering. Typical geomorphological features include pillars, columns, towers, obelisks and needles, sometimes reaching a height of 40m (G. Drucker, pers. obs. 1985).
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Hi Brad,
I like that very interesting picture. Vertical framing is a good choice. TFS.
Regards.
Marc.

your all turkey photos are wonderfull
tell us more about turkey's trip
thanks for visiting our country and sharing your photos

regards

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  • leo61 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3673 W: 339 N: 7372] (31310)
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Hi Brad!
Great shot of this interesting house.This terrace ia a relaxing place.
But are you sure this "house is in Avcilar?
It looks more like this one
in Uchisar.
Regards,Leo

Incredible architecture, I thought there was subsidance and a wall had opened the house.
Great capture. If you squint I see the shape of a skull in the shape of the building, opening for the eyes and the nose.
I like the details visible in the balcony too.
TFS

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