Historical Akdağmadeni Old Church (Upper Church)

History & True Legends / Legends Akdağmadeni Old Church (Upper Church) is a dazzling monumental structure of late 19th-century late Ottoman stone architecture, built in 1862 to serve non-Muslim subjects working in the rich silver and lead mines during the Ottoman period. Three-naved basilical planned church; It reflects the architectural synthesis of the Eastern Black Sea and Central Anatolian mining towns with its yellowish smooth cut stone facade, round arched windows, relief cross and plant stone motifs, Corinthian capital columns and vaulted ceiling cover.

Geographical Structure & Altitude & Nature It is located in Akdağmadeni district center, on the slopes of Yeşildere, at an altitude of approximately 1,350 meters. It is at the foot of a high hill where pine forests begin.

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