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It has a basilical plan and is made of basalt stone. It consists of an artex in the west and three naves extending longitudinally inside. The upper cover of the church is covered with a hipped roof on the middle nave and five small domes on each side nave. The narthex sits on a pier on each side with 4 columns. There is a large arch in the middle and two small arches on both sides. On the front façade, there is a tree of life motif emerging from the vase on the decorative pier near the roof on the large arch, and a thick molding starting from the sides crowning the façade and rising gradually upwards. The lower windows are arched and the tops of the arches are decorated with blind arches and decorative piers. The entrance to the main space from the narthex is through three doors. There are inscriptions inside the arch mirror above the main door and on the door just to its left, and the date 1844 is read. In the east, apses protruding beyond the church are seen. The main apse and side apses (diaconicom and prosthesis).

 

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https://nigde.ktb.gov.tr/TR-154659/kilise-ve-sapeller.html

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