Influence of Lycian House Construction on
Architecture in Lycia Today
Wooden grain storehouses and "ambars" (a large type of storehouse) are often seen in Lycia - almost primarily in Lycia, in the area between Bezirgan and Elmali. They share many characteristics with Lycian rock-cut house-type tombs and may be a last vestige of Lycian house construction methods. The best examples of these storehouses are in the village of Beyler near Elmali. Unfortunately, there are only a few masters alive who know how to construct these buildings using a technique of interlocking joints; it seems that the art will die with them.
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Village of Yavu near the site of Cyaneae |
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Semi-nomadic settlement near Cyaneae |
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Interior of a grain storehouse, Sidyma |
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Ambar in village of Beyler near Elmali, next to the side of the main road |
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Detail of the above ambar |
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| Ambars, village of Beyler, near Elmali (across the street from the ambar in the above photo, tucked behind a building - many ambars in this grouping). |
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More ambars, village of Beyler, near Elmali |
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Ambars in Bezirgan village near Kalkan. |