Divriği Living Memory

Collection

Memory in Stone

Traces that can be verified in stone, structures and the present landscape.

  1. Stone ornament, upper arch and entrance opening of Cennet GateMemory in StoneFollowing the Name Cennet GateThe photograph documents the gate’s present stone ornament and opening. The current source record does not establish when or why the name came into use.
  2. Wide view of Divriği Castle, the opposite rise, walls and settlementMemory in StoneThe Source of the Two-Castles AccountThe photograph documents the present castle, opposite rise and settlement view. No source verifying who transmitted the story, when, or in what form has yet entered the canonical record.Open question: What is the source of the story told between two castles?