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Citadel and the old city
Photographs of remains of the older portion of the city and the citadel of Ani. As well as defences the citadel is home to several churches and a palace. The images of the churches can be found in their own separate folders within the "Ani" collection.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Armenian, Citadel, Fortifications, Late Antique, Medieval, Turkey
Zororastrian Fire Temple
Believed to be a Zororastrian Fire Temple it could be one of the oldest structures in Ani. The temple was later converted into a small church.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Armenian, Chapel, Church, Late Antique, Parthian, Persian, Sasanian, Turkey, Zoroastrian
Archaeopolis/Nokalakevii 
Images of the lower and upper portions of the ancient fortress city of Archaeopolis/Nokalakevii with a focus on the fortifications and strategic features.
Type: Archaeological Site
Tags: C4th-C6th, Citadel, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Fortress, Georgia, Georgian, Late Antique
Buzluca Church
Remains of the church at the fort of Buzluca. In a pretty poor state of repair the church has been converted into an allotment for vegetables.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Byzantine, Church, Late Antique, Turkey
Amida/Diyarbakir's North Wall
A limited snapshot of some of Diyarbakir's northern range of defences. Images primarily of one tower and it's interior. The northern portion of the city walls has seen far more deliberate destruction to facilitate the building of roads wide enough for the modern city.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Byzantine, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Late Antique, Medieval, Roman, Turkey
Zerzevan Church
A small partially excavated church in the middle of the hilltop that Zerzevan's fortified enclosure occupies.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C6th, Church, Late Antique, Turkey
Tsikusdziri/Petra Church
A relatively small church, it's small size was probably dictated by the amount of room available on the citadel.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Byzantine, C6th, Church, Georgia, Georgian, Late Antique
Deyr ul Zafaran
A large late antique monastery built on top of a pagan temple to the sun. Deyr ul Zafaran is a Syrian orthodox monastery and is a major tourist draw in the region. It has been heavily restored and had unsympathetic additions made to it to attract and help facilitate more tourism and generate more income.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Church, Late Antique, Monastery, Pagan, Syrian Orthodox, Temple, Turkey
Theodosiopolis/Erzurum Citadel 
Due to the city's strategic importance and violent past the citadel of Erzurum has been rebuilt and repaired many times. However the citadel these days is little more than a shell with practically no interior buildings remaining.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Anastasius, Byzantine, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Late Antique, Medieval, Ottoman, Roman, Theodosius II, Turkey
Rhizon/Rize City Wall
Remains of the western city walls that ran down to the sea from the citadel/kale. Much like the citadel, some sections have been very heavily restored. Other sections seem to have been completely abandoned to the elements.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Byzantine, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Greek, Late Antique, Medieval, Roman, Turkey