Tagar Church (Of St.Theodore) - UrgupThe village of Yesiloz, which houses the Tagar Tagar Church (Of St.Theodore), lies to the right of the urgup-Kayseri road, about 8.5km from Urgup. The dome of this “T” planned church is now covered in glass, the original having collapsed. The upper floor galerry is reached by a stairway, and this is the only example of such churc architecture in Cappadocia. The generally well preserved frescoes were painted by three artists, all in their own style. This church, devoted to St.Theodore, dates back to the 11th-13th centuries.
Scenes : Deesis, Annunciation, Nativity, Prophetic Vision, Communion of the Apostles, Crucifixion, Archangels Gabriel and Michael and portraits of saints in the insets. |
