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Central Cappadocia, near Goreme. Homes, monasteries, convents and churches were hewn out of the rock.
While the outside of the cave churches aren't much to look at, here's a peek at the inside of one of them. Notice their eyes have been removed over the years. A dollar to anyone who can guess why.
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Precious stones?
Posted by: Ian McKenzie | May 17, 2008 at 11:52 AM
My money's on Muslim dispproval of art portraying human figures.
Posted by: Raspberry Rabbit | May 18, 2008 at 09:17 AM
RR gets part of the prize. A good deal of the damage was done by Muslims out of a belief that such images were forbidden by Koranic standards. There was also some damage done during the iconoclastic controversies.
Posted by: joseph | May 19, 2008 at 03:59 PM