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It is a three-aisled basilica church. It has three apses, rounded inside and out, on the east, and a narthex with 6 columns, with 5 pointed arched openings on the west. The roof of the building, which has a solid exterior, is double chamfered. Inside, the columns with high pedestals are in double rows and form a group of 5, and their headings are in the form of a plain post. The covering system of the naves is cradle vault in the east-west direction, the apses are semi-domes, the narthex is covered with a cradle roof in the north-south direction, and the roof of the main space is covered with a cradle vault in the east-west direction. Dark basalt smooth cut stone work is seen. Inside, there are 6 windows opening to the south. One of the windows was closed and an altar was added here. In addition, a pulpit and a room were added to the right. The 6 windows on the left are closed. There are niches on the left and middle apses. There is a closed door in the upper left part of the interior. There are three small windows with triangular pediments above the narthex in the west. The roof of the building is covered with stone plates. On the retaining wall of the courtyard in the south of the building, there is a fountain with a temperature on it and two arches inside one another, with a Karamanlıca inscription. The floor of the building is covered with stone plates.

 

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

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