{"id":12445,"date":"2024-09-11T08:49:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=attraction&#038;p=12445"},"modified":"2026-06-01T03:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:27:31","slug":"goreme-open-air-museum","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/de\/attraction\/goreme-open-air-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Goreme open air Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A must visit site 500 meters east of Goreme. Open daily, this is the largest monastic complex in the region with fairy chimneys, cave houses and more than 20 churches, some decorated with beautiful frescoes, cut out of the cliffs and crags, and connected by stairs, paths, and tunnels.<br \/>\nMany of these small churches have arches, pillars, vaults, and domes, lacking only windows when compared to ordinary churches.<br \/>\nAmong the many churches visit the large <strong>Okal\u0131 Kilise<\/strong>\u00a0(the Church of the Buckle), with the 9<sup>th<\/sup> and 11<sup>th<\/sup> centuries frescoes, the 11<sup>th<\/sup> century <strong>Elmal\u0131 Kilise<\/strong> (Apple Church) with\u00a0 paintings depict scenes of the saints, bishops, and martyrs, and the Last Supper with the symbolic fish. Make sure to visit the <strong>Karanl\u0131k Kilise<\/strong>\u00a0(the Dark Church), an 11<sup>th<\/sup> century monastic compound, used as a pigeon house until 1950, decorated with frescoes of New Testament scenes and considered the best preserved in Cappadocia.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A must visit site 500 meters east of Goreme. Open daily, this is the largest monastic complex in the region with fairy chimneys, cave houses and more than 20 churches, some decorated with beautiful frescoes, cut out of the cliffs and crags, and connected by stairs, paths, and tunnels. 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