Pammakaristos Church

June 23, 2010 00:53 by haci
Pammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos (Greek: All-Blessed Mother of God), later known as Fethiye Mosque (Turkish: Fethiye Camii) and today partly a museum, is one of the most famous Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey. The parekklesion, besides being one of the... [More]

Myrelaion Church

May 21, 2010 01:08 by haci
Bodrum Mosque (Turkish: Bodrum Camii, or Mesih Paşa Camii after the name of its founder) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church was known under the Greek name of Myrelaion (Greek: Eκκλησία του Μυρελαίου). Location The medieval structure, rather in... [More]

Chapel of Saint Michael

May 21, 2010 00:15 by haci
The Mosque viewed from north east. From left to right, one can see the apses of the Church of Christ Pantokrator, the Imperial Chapel and the Church of the Theotokos Eleousa. Location The complex is placed in the district of Fatih, in a popular neighborhood which got its name (Zeyrek) from the Mo... [More]

Anglican Church

May 21, 2010 00:05 by haci
It was also called Crimean church. It was built in Beyoglu - Taksim district, on the land donated by Sultan Abdulmecit, between 1858-68 by the British architect G.E. Street in memory of British soldiers who had participated in the Crimean War. All stones used in construction were brought from Malta.... [More]

Virgin Mary Suryani Church

May 21, 2010 00:03 by haci
It is the only church which was built by Suryanis (Assyrian) in Istanbul. It was built in Beyoglu - Taksim district in 1960 with the stones brought from Mardin where the head church of Suryanis is located. The Assyrian generally use churches that they either rent or borrow from the other denominatio... [More]

Surp Krikor Lusarovic Armenian Orthodox Church

May 21, 2010 00:01 by haci
It is the oldest Armenian church in Istanbul. It was written in a manuscript that there was a church there in the name of Surp Sarkis in 1360. It was rebuilt in 1431. Since it was fell down in 1958,architect Bedros Zabyan built a new one. It is one of the churches which was built during Turkish Rep... [More]

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate

May 19, 2010 02:13 by haci
Located in the Fener region (near Eyup district), between Sadrazam Ali Pasa Street and Incebel Street, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is located in the yard of this church. In 1602, the Patriarch moved to Aya Yorgi, when the site was used as monastery. Since that time, a good many renovations have ... [More]

Bulgarian Church

May 19, 2010 02:01 by haci
This church belongs to the Bulgarian minority and is the most interesting church in Istanbul. The Bulgarian minority of the Ottoman Empire used to pray at the churches of the Fener Orthodox Patriarchy. Due to the nationalistic movements, Bulgarians were allowed to build their own church in the 19th ... [More]

Saint Mary of the Mongols

May 19, 2010 01:21 by haci
Saint Mary of the Mongols  is an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul. It is the only Byzantine church of Constantinople that has never been converted to a mosque, always remaining open to the Greek Orthodox Church. Location The church, which usually is not open to the public and lies behind ... [More]

Saint Mary of Blachernae

May 19, 2010 01:10 by haci
Saint Mary of Blachernae (full name in Greek: Θεοτòκος τών Βλαχερνών (pr. Theotókos tón Blachernón); Turkish name: Meryem Ana Kilisesi) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul. The little edifice, built in 1867, got the same dedication as the shrine erected in this place in the fifth century which... [More]

Church of St Euphemia

May 7, 2010 00:45 by haci
The Church of St Euphemia in the Hippodrome (also known as lying in ta Antiochou, i.e. "the quarters/palaces of Antiochos"[4]) was established in the hexagonal hall probably sometime in the early 7th century, when the original church at Chalcedon was destroyed during the Sassanid Persian i... [More]

Christ of the Chalke

May 7, 2010 00:40 by haci
The Chalke Gate(Greek: Χαλκῆ Πύλη), was the main ceremonial entrance (vestibule) to the Great Palace of Constantinople in the Byzantine period. The name, which means "the Bronze Gate", was given to it either because of the bronze portals or from the gilded bronze tiles used in its roof.[1]... [More]

Church of Hagios Andreas en te Krisei

May 7, 2010 00:35 by haci
Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Koca Mustafa Paşa Camii; also named Sünbül Efendi Camii) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans, located in Istanbul, Turkey. The church, as the adjoining monastery, was dedicated to Saint Andrew of Crete, and was named Saint A... [More]