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Binbirkilise 3 |
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Type:
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Church |
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Plan Type:
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Basilica |
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Year of Costruction:
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Phase:
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Early |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Region:
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Central Anatolia |
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Province:
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Karaman |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Madensehri |
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Antique Name:
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Barata |
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| Location: It is located on the southwest corner of the castle on Yassi Tepe in Madensehri Village in Merkez District of Karaman District. |
| Geography and Environment: Since there are a lot of church remains around Madensehri Village, the churches in the region are called Binbirkilise and the structures are named with numbers. |
| Research and Excavation: It was surveyed by L. de Laborde, J. Styrzgowki, C. Holzmann, W.M. Ramsay and G.L. Bell. |
| Description: Architectural Features: The church is with three naves and it is in basilica plan. The church is built with regular cut-stones and the narthex is entered through the double openings on its west façade. The narthex is divided into three sections by two arches in the east-west direction. The passage from the narthex to the naos is provided by the door with depressed dome. The naves separated from each other by five pillars. Six pairs of windows on the north and the south brighten up the naos. There are three windows on the apse wall in the form of horseshoe on the inside, polygonal on the outside. The engravings of the structure was made by Laborde. Smirnoff stated that the structure was intact. Holzman draw the sketch and Ramsay and Bell published its plan. This structure doesn't exist today. |
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| Interpretation: The church probably belong to the period before the Arab Invasion. After the invasion, the church underwent renovation in 10th century. Then it was encircled by a castle and became a part of fortification [Eyice 1971b:39]. |
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