Chinatown's screenplay was by Robert Towne and was written in 1970.
Alahan Monastery -LRB- Koja Kalessi -RRB- is a complex of fifth century buildings located in the mountains of Isauria in southern Asia Minor -LRB- Mersin province in modern day Turkey -RRB- .. Turkey. Turkey. Isauria. Isauria. Mersin. Mersin Province. Located at an altitude of 4,000 ft , it stands 3,000 ft over the Calycadnus valley and is a one-hour walking distance from the village of Gecimli .. Calycadnus valley. Goksu. Gecimli. Gecimli, Mut. Although termed a monastery in many sources , this attribution is contested and more recent scholarship consider it to be a pilgrimage shrine .. The complex played a significant role in the development of early Byzantine architecture , and practically everything known about it can be attributed to the excavations of Michael Gough .