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Friday, January 10, 2014

Sultan Han Caravansarai

On our way from Cappadocia to Lake Beşehir, we stopped in the town of Sultanhani to see the beautiful Selçuk caravansarai there.
The doorway alone is exquisite:


More of the doorway detail:



 
Mosque in the courtyard:


Medallions carved in the exterior walls of the mosque:

Galleries:
Gotta have a cat to keep the rats down, right? I think this one eats pretty well, however:

 Stables:


 How'd you like to climb those stairs? They might actually be 18 or 20 inches wide, and OSHA might have something to say about the lack of a handrail...

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