"AP.049 Niğde" by Denis Baly
 

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

1966

Image ID

AP.049

Alternate Identifier

B41.049

Subcollection

AP: Central Turkey

Abstract

The ancient town of Niğde was founded on a hilltop in Central Anatolia. In the center of the image is the Alaettin mosque (see AP.055) which was built in 1223 and one of the early Seljuk mosques still extant. - SK.

Image Notes

Photograph created September 1966. Photograph processed December 1966. Formerly catalogued as B41.049. Notes written on the slide or index: Niğde.

Curator Notes

Location seems to be from a rooftop south of the Mosque, however construction has since blocked any sort of view, making a precise location impossible.

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Niğde, Turkey

Keywords

Alaettin Mosque, Seljuk, Thirteenth Century, Mosque

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