Trip Notes | Nevsehir - Goreme | Chapel of St. Barbara (Cappadocia - Goreme Open Air Museum)




This church is situated behind the rock housing Elmali (Apple) church. It has a cruciform north, south and west arms of the cruciform are barrel vaulted, and the centre, the east arm, and the east corners are domed. There are a main central apse and two side apses.







Motifs were painted in red directly onto the rock. The walls and the dome are decorated in a variety of motifs including geometrical patterns, mythological animals and military symbols. The walls also have motifs resembling stonework. This church dates back to the half of the 11th century.

Scenes: on the main apse is Christ Pantocrator, on the north arm are St. George and the dragon and St. Theodore, and on the west arm is St. Barbara.