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Rural Cemetery Landscape of Girl Tower and İznik

August 27, 20261 min readIznik Expedition Team

Read the tomb monuments outside the city in the relationship of road, agriculture area and ancient necropol rather than monopoly structures.

In this article3
  1. 01The memory of the road Tags
  2. 02Compare Monuments
  3. 03Responsible ziyare Tags

The monumental tombs of Iznik are distributed in a large rural area associated with ancient ways, except for the surplus. The tomb structure known as the girl Tower is the important parts of this landscape.

There are modern agricultural, residential and private ownership limits in these areas. The excursion plan should be based not only on the condition of access.

A detail from Iznik for Rural Cemetery Landscape of Girl Tower and İznik
Iznik · closer view
01

The memory of the road Tags

The placement of the tombs on the roadside is associated with visibility and anma. The location according to the environment of the structure is as important as the shape.

02

Compare Monuments

The vertical emphasis of five Stone shows the rock mass of Berber Rock and the structure scale of the Girl Tower different tomb traditions.

Image from Compare Monuments section
03

Responsible ziyare Tags

Do not enter the agricultural land without permission, close rural roads with the vehicle and review them remotely without climbing stone surfaces.

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