Fatih, Turkey
Kalenderhane, 16 Mart Şehitleri Cd. No:11
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This mosque is also converted from church, you can understand from its architectural structure.
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Mosque in a former Byzantine church so interesting structure you still can see the arches and columns. Sadly almost no original paintings remain.
I came across this mosque by accident. What a find!! Such an attractive mosque! Worth a visit!!
Very beautiful mosque, not far from the Shezade complex, worth a visit
Sitting in the lee of the Valens Aqueduct, on the site where a Roman bath once stood, is this Byzantine church with a chequered history. Built and rebuilt several times between the 6th and 12th centuries, it was converted into a mosque shortly after the conquest in 1453. The mosque is named after the Kalender brotherhood of dervishes, which used the church as its headquarters for some years after the conquest. The building has the cruciform layout characteristic of Byzantine churches of the period. Some of the decoration remaining from its last incarnation, as the Church of Theotokos Kyriotissa (her Ladyship Mary, Mother of God), also survives in the prayer hall with its marble panelling and in the fragments of fresco in the narthex (entrance hall).
Former church. Damaged and constructed several times. Very nice interior. Not busy at all.
Absolutely amazing piece of history here that is resembling in the buildings design and surroundings.
Formerly Byzantine Church, its original shape and bricks is its beauty, but less clean compared other Mosques, need cleaning and its surroundings too
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