Silk 2.0

Silk 2.0 is a research-driven cultural experience that lets you explore digital reconstructions of six medieval caravanserais along the Silk Roads in what is now Türkiye. Built during the Seljuk period, caravanserais offered shelter, food and protection to merchants, pilgrims and other travellers crossing Anatolia. They also served as resting places, trade nodes and cultural meeting points. Many survive only in fragments today.

The six caravanserais

You can explore Evdir Han, Eynif Han, Sultan Han, Zazadin Han, Kargı Han and İncir Han. Each site is a distinct architectural setting, reconstructed at human scale from field surveys, photogrammetry, archival records and historical evidence by an international academic team. The reconstructions include open courtyards and vaulted corridors.

Explore from the hub

Your journey begins in a twelve-sided central hall inspired by traditional Turkish bathhouse architecture. It connects to all six sites, and you can choose which entrance to go through and explore freely.

Characters and modes

You can meet and talk with AI-driven historical characters who represent the daily life, architecture and stories of these crossroads. The experience includes AI-generated soundscapes and can be explored in VR or on a desktop without a headset.