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NEVSEHIR RUINS  
St. Jean Church
Aziz Jean Kilisesi

It is at the entrance of Gülsehir. It has 2 floors. In the lower floor there are wine cellar, water canals and graves. The upper floor is the church and its walls are ornamented with scenes taken from the Bible.

After being restored by archeologist / Restaurateur Ridvan Isler, it has taken its current form.
In the church including the syclus of Christ and Bible, the scenes are in the form of friezes in bands. Yellow and brown colors are used on black background. Plant and geometric motifs are seen in the niche vaults and faces. On the western and southern walls, the Last Jurisdiction scene, which is rarely seen in Cappadocia Region is used. In accordance with the inscription on the Church absis, the church is dated to the year 1212.

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