Preview

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