Fatih in İstanbul
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Church of the Holy Apostles

The Church of the Holy Apostles, also known as the Imperial Polyándreion (imperial cemetery), was an Eastern Orthodox church in Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The first structure dates to the 4th century, though future emperors would add to and improve on the space. It was second in size and importance only to the Hagia Sophia among the great churches of the capital.

Located at 41.0197, 28.9497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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550s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Churches in Istanbul, Former church buildings in Turkey, 6th-century church buildings, Buildings of Justinian I, Demolished churches, Fatih

Chora Church

The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi — the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful surviving examples of a Byzantine church. The church is situated in Istanbul, in the Edirnekapı neighborhood, which lies in the western part of the municipality of Fatih. In the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, the church was converted into a mosque and, finally, it became a museum in 1948.

Located at 41.0311, 28.9392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1080s architecture, Churches in Istanbul, Museums in Istanbul, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, Constantinople, Fatih, Religious museums in Turkey, Byzantine museums in Turkey

Fatih Mosque, Istanbul

The Fatih Mosque or Conqueror's Mosque in English) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture in Istanbul and represented an important stage in the development of classic Turkish architecture. It is named after Fatih Sultan Mehmed, the Ottoman sultan who captured Constantinople in 1453.

Located at 41.0197, 28.9497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, 1470s architecture, Religious buildings completed in 1767, Domes, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey, Buildings of Mehmed the Conqueror

Fenari Isa Mosque

Fenâri Îsâ Mosque (full name in Turkish: Molla Fenâri Îsâ Câmîi), in Byzantine times known as the Lips Monastery (Greek: Μονή του Λιβός), is a mosque in Istanbul, made of two former Eastern Orthodox churches.

Located at 41.0154, 28.944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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900s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, 10th-century church buildings, Fatih

Pammakaristos Church

Pammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos (Greek: Θεοτόκος ἡ Παμμακάριστος, "All-Blessed Mother of God"), in 1591 converted into a mosque and known as Fethiye Mosque (Turkish: Fethiye Camii, "mosque of the conquest") and today partly a museum, is one of the most famous Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey.

Located at 41.0292, 28.9464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Istanbul, Museums in Istanbul, 1310s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, Constantinople, Fatih, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Architecture in Turkey, Byzantine museums in Turkey

Kefeli Mosque

The Kefeli Mosque (Turkish: Kefeli Câmîi, meaning "the mosque of the Caffariotes", after the inhabitants of the city of Caffa in Crimea, or also Kefeli Mescidi, where Mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque) is a former Eastern Orthodox church, later jointly officiated by Roman Catholics and Armenians, and finally converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The Catholic Church was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Its date of dedication as Eastern Orthodox church is unknown.

Located at 41.0294, 28.9417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih

Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque

Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Hırami Ahmet Paşa Mescidi) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The small church, one among the 36 dedicated to Saint John the Baptist in Constantinople, was part of a monastery bearing the same name. Its full name was Saint John the Forerunner by-the-Dome (Greek: Ἃγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος ἐν τῷ Τρούλλῳ, Hagios Ioannis ho Prodromos en tō Trullō).

Located at 41.0279, 28.9458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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12th-century architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih

Mihrimah Mosque

The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Turkish: 'Mihrimah Sultan Camii') is an Ottoman mosque located in the Edirnekapı neighborhood near the Byzantine land walls of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the peak of the Sixth Hill near the highest point of the city, the mosque is a prominent landmark in Istanbul.

Located at 41.0292, 28.9358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Domes, Religious buildings completed in 1565, Mimar Sinan buildings, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey

Odalar Mosque

The Odalar Mosque was an Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. The building was originally a Byzantine-era Eastern Orthodox church of unknown dedication. In 1475, after the Fall of Constantinople (1453), it became a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Mary of Constantinople, until finally it was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1640. The mosque was destroyed by fire in 1919, and since then has fallen into ruin. As of 2011, only some walls remain, hidden among modern buildings.

Located at 41.0291, 28.9398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih, Holy springs of Turkey

Edirnekapı, Istanbul

Edirnekapı is a neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of the district of Fatih and belongs to the walled city. It corresponds roughly to the central part of the sixth Hill of Istanbul, which is the highest point of the walled city. It lies south of the Blachernae section of the Walls and of the neighborhood of Ayvansaray, north-west of Karagümrük and west of Salmatomruk. The quarter corresponds to the Byzantine quarter of Deuteron.

Located at 41.0311, 28.9392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Fatih, Golden Horn

Kasim Aga Mosque, Istanbul

Kasim Ağa Mosque (Turkish: Kasım Ağa Mescidi; also Kâsım Bey Mescidi, where mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque) is a former Byzantine building converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in Istanbul, Turkey. Neither surveying during the last restoration nor medieval sources have made it possible to find a satisfactory answer as to its origin and possible dedication.

Located at 41.029, 28.939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Fatih

Bogdan Saray

Boğdan Sarayi (Turkish for "Palace of Bogdania ") was an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey. Erected in the Byzantine era, its original dedication is unknown. In the Ottoman era the small edifice, being dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra, was known as Agios Nikólaos tou Bogdansarághi (Greek: Ἅγιος Νικόλαος τοῦ Βογδανσαράγι). and was part of the Istanbul residence of the Moldavian hospodar′s legation to the Ottoman Porte.

Located at 41.0298, 28.9421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fatih, 14th-century architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, 14th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, History of Moldavia (1504-1711)