This is in Kappadociea, Turkey. These amazing structures (some several hundred feet tall) result from weathering of a particular geological formation. The town of Goreme (which is in the middle of nowhere) has become a major tour bus stop, as a result. Local people actually do live in some of the natural caves formed (or cut into) these structures. More recently, several hotels have co-opted nature, as well.
In order to upload videos, they have to be shorter than one minute. The three that follow are a sequence.
The video below was taken inside an ancient (11th century?) church built into one of the "cave" formations. Here is a picture of the outside (which has been rebuilt in modern times. The inside is about the size of a very large living room with high ceilings.
The religious iconography was plastered over when the Ottoman empire took charge and Christianity was no longer the state religion. This fortunately preserved many of the early frescos, though clearly there was also some damage.
Below that is another panoramic video of the formations that may give a better sense of the scale.
And here are several photos of the formations. Some are obviously huge (you can compare to the size of people (very small--you'll have to look for them), and cars in some of the pictures.
There are people in this photo in the middle of the left edge--one of them has on red pants.
You can size this one by the horse in the lower right hand side of the photo, in front of the tree
In order to upload videos, they have to be shorter than one minute. The three that follow are a sequence.
The video below was taken inside an ancient (11th century?) church built into one of the "cave" formations. Here is a picture of the outside (which has been rebuilt in modern times. The inside is about the size of a very large living room with high ceilings.
The religious iconography was plastered over when the Ottoman empire took charge and Christianity was no longer the state religion. This fortunately preserved many of the early frescos, though clearly there was also some damage.
Below that is another panoramic video of the formations that may give a better sense of the scale.
And here are several photos of the formations. Some are obviously huge (you can compare to the size of people (very small--you'll have to look for them), and cars in some of the pictures.
You can size this one by the horse in the lower right hand side of the photo, in front of the tree
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