Ancient Byzantine Frescos vandalized in the Sümela Monastery near Trabzon (Turkey)

This graffiti is signed Antonio Hudson - US Air Force - 1965.

The precious frescoes are still un-protected. They have been scratched and vandalized with graffiti in many scripts and languages.

The Sümela Monastery was originally founded in the year 386.

For more information, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCmela_Monastery.