Rüdiger BenninghausThe church of Parhal in the village of Altıparmak (old Georgian name Parkhali), Yusufeli district / Artvin province (NE Turkey) is a former monastery church from the 10th century, which belonged to the medieval Georgian kingdom of Tao-Klardzhetia.
There are some apparently more recent inscriptions in Georgian on the outer wall.
(August 1986)
(Fotos scanned from slides: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Kirchen, #churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Georgier, #Georgians, #Parhal, #Yusufeli, #Artvin, #Turkey, #Türkei
There are some apparently more recent inscriptions in Georgian on the outer wall.
(August 1986)
(Fotos scanned from slides: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Kirchen, #churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Georgier, #Georgians, #Parhal, #Yusufeli, #Artvin, #Turkey, #Türkei
