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I propose a journey into imagination , in memory of the work of Ieronymus Bosch
Aspendos 1
The Roman aqueduct brought water to the Greek city
Aspendos 2
That the Turks called Belkis, named after the queen of Sabba
Aspendos 3
This theater was erected by the Romans
Aspendos 4
And restored by Atatürk: shure we are in Turkey, where cultures have been mixed since the dawn of time.
Konya 1
Thus, in Konya, the ancient Iconium of St. Paul, let us discover the mausoleum of another great saint, Jallal Ed-Din Rumi,
Konya 2
That everybody call, in Turkish, Mevlana: ‟our guide‟.
Konya 3
It is the founder of the whirling dervishes, of which here are some tombs.
Konya 4
Mevlana was the disciple of the great Sufi Shems ed-Din Tebrizi. But Atatürk was the first Muslim potentate to eradicate Sufism.
Sultanhani 1
A door of the largest caravanserai of Turkey, that of the body ...
Sultanhani 2
Then, smaller, that of the soul
Sultanhani 3
And, immense and double, that of the Spirit.
Göreme 1
And here we are in Cappadocia, in the imaginary traces of Jerome Bosch
Göreme 2
Is it the Garden of Delights, which we discover?
Göreme 3
Or another triptych, that of the hermits, for example?
Göreme 4
Many of them lived here
Göreme 5
In these chapels dug in the rock,
Göreme 6
Real troglodyte village
Göreme 7
How not to think that Hieronymus van Aaken
Göreme 8
From Aaken, the town of Carolus the Great
Göreme 9
Did not know of it,
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In one way or another ?
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Could he have come here?
Göreme 12
Would any of his friends have stayed there?
Göreme 13
In any case, these landscapes inspired him.
Çavushin 1
Let's cross this village
Çavushin 2
Built on rock:
Çavushin 3
It takes us to the valley of Uchisar
Çavushin 4
Its underground cavities
Çavushin 5
Match the pink stone.
Uçhisar 1
It is found in these nipples
Uçhisar 2
From where it was drawn, like milk,
Uçhisar 3
To feed the village and its inhabitants.
Uçhisar 4
From this rock you can admire
Uçhisar 5
The whole valley, dominated by Mount Erciyes.
Uçhisar 6
Farther still, to the east, hides Mount Ararat, where Noah's Ark fails.
Devrent 1
For here we are transported, with Jerome Bosch, before the deluge
Devrent 2
In this imagination valley
Devrent 3
Populated by fairy chimneys
Devrent 4
Of goblins and elves
Devrent 5
Once changed in stone
Devrent 6
Like the woman of Lot in statue of salt.
Devrent 7
She turned back
Devrent 8
To see the ruins of Sodom.
Devrent 9
Are we transported
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By the wand of a fairy
Devrent 11
In Dante's Inferno
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Or are we still
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In a painting by Jérôme Bosch, by Albrecht Dürer,
Pashabagi 1
Or of Peter Brueghel the Elder?
Pashabagi 2
In any case, these places were
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Sources of inspiration for many artists,
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Like Antoni Gaudi, for the Pedrera.
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Pashabagi means ‟the vine of the Lord‟, in Turkish
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This reminds us of several parables ...
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These crowned maidens seem to run, dressed
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Like to get to a wedding.
Ibrahimpasha 1
From the valley of Zeminderesi,
Ibrahimpasha 2
Here we are at the village of Ibrahimpasha
Ibrahimpasha 3
The name of a great vizier of Soliman, of Orthodox origin.
Ibrahimpasha 4
The stones are extracted there, too,
Ibrahimpasha 5
From the surrounding hills,
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Even the minaret.
Pergé 1
After Cappadocia, the ruins of Pergé
Pergé 2
Reminds us how civilizations
Pergé 3
Even grandiose, remain mortal!
Antalya 1
At the souk, everything is sold, everything is exposed
Antalya 2
And this seal of Solomon made of beans shows us that this symbol is universal.
Antalya 3
In the old town of Kaleiçi
Antalya 4
The door of the dream closes ...