Üçayak: a forgotten Byzantine church

The imposing ruins of a Byzantine church known as Üçayak, situated in the vicinity of the city of Kırşehir in central Anatolia, on the border between the historic Byzantine provinces of Galatia and Cappadocia, exhibit several conspicuous architectural features. The church presents a combination of a...

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Main Author: Mihaljević, Marina 1960- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2014
In: Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Year: 2014, Volume: 107, Issue: 2, Pages: 725-754
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