I was saddened to hear about the passing of Dr. Robert Ousterhout (1950-2023), Professor Emeritus of History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ousterhout was arguably the foremost scholar of Byzantine architecture in general, and his works have come to define the field of Cappadocian studies. Dr. Ousterhout’s publications shaped my intellectual life. The content on this website owes a great debt to his academic publications. Before living in Cappadocia, I was trained as a histor...
