Image: Diyarbakır Virgin Mary Church 7760 in 2010
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Description: A notice indicates the construction date of the church is unknown. It is one of 10 Syriac churches in Diyarbakir. It’s claimed to be a transformation of a larger people’s temple for the sun (Şenmsi). Arches with lotus-palmet decoration in the abscissa place that in the late Roman Age. A door at the north side is from the Byzantine period. The building has suffered many fires and other demolitions, but has been restored in 2004-5.
Title: Diyarbakır Virgin Mary Church 7760 in 2010
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Author: Dosseman
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