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Ani in the Turkish province of Kars/ancient Armenian capital
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21 Jan 2007 Sun 07:40 pm |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani
http://www.virtualani.org/citymap.htm
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21 Jan 2007 Sun 07:41 pm |
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Quoting illusion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani
http://www.virtualani.org/citymap.htm
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Have you been there? I think it is gorgeous!
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21 Jan 2007 Sun 07:46 pm |
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Yes, was there in the 60's. Essentially a forgotten, abandoned site 40 years ago. An amazing, haunting, arresting place.
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21 Jan 2007 Sun 09:10 pm |
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Quoting illusion: Yes, was there in the 60's. Essentially a forgotten, abandoned site 40 years ago. An amazing, haunting, arresting place.
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From wikipedia:
''Now, according to an author of Lonely Planet and Frommer's travel guides to Turkey:
Official permission to visit Ani is no longer needed. Just go to Ani and buy a ticket. If you don't have your own car, haggle with a taxi or minibus driver in Kars for the round-trip to Ani, perhaps sharing the cost with other travelers. If you have trouble, the Tourist Office may help. Plan to spend at least a half-day at Ani. It's not a bad idea to bring a picnic lunch and a water bottle.[11]
Turkey's authorities now say they will do their best to conserve and develop the site and the culture ministry has listed Ani among the sites it is keenest to conserve.[12] In the words of Mehmet Ufuk Erden, the local governor:
By restoring Ani, we'll make a contribution to humanity...We will start with one church and one mosque, and over time we will include every single monument.[4]''
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21 Jan 2007 Sun 09:19 pm |
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inşallah
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