While filming a supposed Iznik furnace, I discovered something unexpected. As I edited the video, I realized that something did not fit into the idea of a furnace….
Iznik Furnace Basilica
A site labeled Iznik Furnace marks an archeology dig for a kiln. Yet, what remains is something else. Most likely, the furnace was repurposed from an aspect of the church. The research on this site is quite limited and labeled deceptively. The Nicaea Byzantine basilica could date back to the 6th to the 8th century. It is located on Iznik’s Seyh Badrettin Street.
North Gate Basilica
Neither of these Basilicas is listed on the Byzantine Legacy Map of ancient Nicaea. At least 20 Basilicas have been found in the city of which the map lists about half of them.
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