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  1. Cave churches

    Cave churches by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Monastery Valley by Heiner Straesser

    cave churches in the tuff rocks

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  2. cave churches

    cave churches by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Guezelyurt by Heiner Straesser

    Guezelyurt

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  3. Guezelyurt

    Guezelyurt by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Guezelyurt by Heiner Straesser

    tuff rock houses

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  4. modern house

    modern house by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-14 by Heiner Straesser

    step by step this type of building will replace the traditional wood-mudbrick houses

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  5. old house

    old house by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-14 by Heiner Straesser

    probably one of the oldest houses in the village, stucco decoration at the outside walls and osmanic inscription, falling apart

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  6. mosque

    mosque by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-14 by Heiner Straesser

    pulled down in 2010, to be replaced by a "modern" one

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  7. mosque

    mosque by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-13 by Heiner Straesser

    pulled down in 2010

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  8. Cicek

    Cicek by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-13 by Heiner Straesser

    traditional decoration, called Cicek (=flower)

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  9. making music

    making music by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-12 by Heiner Straesser

    one of the really nice children of the village

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  10. construction

    construction by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-11 by Heiner Straesser

    connection between ground floor and 1st floor

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  11. windows

    windows by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-04 by Heiner Straesser

    and grapes

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  12. Window

    Window by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-10 by Heiner Straesser

    The ground floor was in general for animals like cows. The room was very dark with only one small window. This window is used to get the dung out of the cowshed.

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  13. Allah

    Allah by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-09 by Heiner Straesser

    Arabic inscription - hoping for protection

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  14. wall

    wall by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-08 by Heiner Straesser

    Although it seems that the house is carried by the stone walls, it's actually a wooden house with strong tree-trunks in the corners. Stones on the ground floor and mud-brick on the upper level just fill the gaps.

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  15. Tobacco

    Tobacco by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-07 by Heiner Straesser

    tobacco leafs are drying in the sun, tobacco is the main income of the villagers

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  16. tobacco

    tobacco by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-06 by Heiner Straesser

    tobacco leafs are drying in the sun; this is the main income of the villagers

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  17. tobacco

    tobacco by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-05 by Heiner Straesser

    it's a hard work to process the to bacco leafs

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  18. stonewall

    stonewall by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-03 by Heiner Straesser

    the art of building a house

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  19. Solar Energy

    Solar Energy by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-02 by Heiner Straesser

    A very common way to use solar energy to heat water.

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  20. Mudbricks

    Mudbricks by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oymaagac 09-01 by Heiner Straesser

    typical structure of a house

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  21. Gate

    Gate by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Oinoanda by Heiner Straesser

    gate

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  22. Big Ben's clock

    Big Ben's clock by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan House of Parliament, London by Heiner Straesser

    It's tea time.

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  23. Hagia Sophia

    Hagia Sophia by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Istanbul after Sunset by Heiner Straesser

    Hagia Sophia

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  24. Cappadocia

    Cappadocia by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Sunset in Cappadocia by Heiner Straesser

    some rocks

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  25. holiday villa

    holiday villa by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Cunda Island by Heiner Straesser

    just a great place for holidays

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  26. plastic bucket

    plastic bucket by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Nerik Excavation by Heiner Straesser

    The plastic buckets carry the pieces of pottery. They are named according to the archaeological section where the pottery had been excavated.

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  27. bucket

    bucket by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Nerik Excavation by Heiner Straesser

    Recycled from car tires, these buckets are typical for archaeological excavations. They are very strong, which is necessary to carry stones etc.

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  28. workers

    workers by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Nerik Excavation by Heiner Straesser

    For the inhabitants of the small village of Oymaagac, the excavation is a welcomed possibillity to earn some additional money.

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  29. cathedral

    cathedral by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Ani by Heiner Straesser

    the biggest building that survived earthquakes and wars is the cathedral of Ani

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  30. castle

    castle by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Ani by Heiner Straesser

    occupied by the military, not for public visitors

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  31. Gregorchurch

    Gregorchurch by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Ani by Heiner Straesser

    Gregorchurch of Abugramentz

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  32. Centaur

    Centaur by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Prague by Heiner Straesser

    What is he going to do with the girl?

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  33. 11.45

    11.45 by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Prague by Heiner Straesser

    Clocktower

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  34. Honeymelons

    Honeymelons by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Valley in Cappadocia by Heiner Straesser

    the last melons of this summer

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  35. meeting of the rocks

    meeting of the rocks by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Valley in Cappadocia by Heiner Straesser

    nothing but rocks

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  36. Cavusin

    Cavusin by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Cappadocia by Heiner Straesser

    The Rock of Cavusin, where the people lived until an earthquake destroyed most of the cave houses and killed many people.

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  37. tobacco field

    tobacco field by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan fields around Oymaagac by Heiner Straesser

    Tobacco is the main income of this area.

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  38. Oymaagac

    Oymaagac by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan fields around Oymaagac by Heiner Straesser

    village of Oymaagac

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  39. archaeological excavation

    archaeological excavation by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan fields around Oymaagac by Heiner Straesser

    The small hill that contains the remains of the holy city of Nerik is from this viewpoint clearly visible. Around 3500 years ago this was the religious center of the Hittite empire.

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  40. Cavusin

    Cavusin by Heiner Straesser from the GigaPan Cavusin by Heiner Straesser

    Cave houses

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