Stunning Wall Paintings Unveiled in 700-Year-Old Byzantine Church in Sinop, Turkey After Restoration

Stunning Wall Paintings Unveiled in 700-Year-Old Byzantine Church in Sinop, Turkey After Restoration

Damaged Fresco of Virgin Mary, located in the damaged inner wall of the Balatlar Church. Credit: Sait Can Kutsal / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 The 700-year-old Byzantine church at the Balatlar Building Complex in the ancient Greek city of Sinope (Greek: Σινώπη), in present-day northern Turkey, has been restored. The church now reveals vivid wall paintings with scenes from the Bible, offering visitors a rare glimpse at the region’s Byzantine…