The Ancient #Ghost City of Ani
▻http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/01/the-ancient-ghost-city-of-ani/100668
Situated on the eastern border of Turkey, across the Akhurian River from Armenia, lies the empty, crumbling site of the once-great metropolis of Ani, known as “the city of a thousand and one churches.” Founded more than 1,600 years ago, Ani was situated on several trade routes, and grew to become a walled city of more than 100,000 residents by the 11th century.
Showing the scale of some of the ruins, an interior shot of the Ani Cathedral, on June 24, 2012. Original here. (CC BY SA Scott Dexter)
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