Pammakaristos Church, Fethiye Mosque

Posted on August 30, 2007 by | 5 Comments


Fethiye Mosque

it is in Balat at Halic region.

Pammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos (Joyous Mother of God), later known as Fethiye Mosque (Turkish: Fethiye Camii). It is one of the most famous Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey. The parekklesion, besides being one among the most important examples of Constantinople’s palaiologan architecture, has the largest amount of Byzantine mosaics after the Hagia Sophia and Chora Church in Istanbul.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pammakaristos_Church

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5 responses to “Pammakaristos Church, Fethiye Mosque”

  1. özgür | November 1, 2008 at 10:17 pm | Reply

    Basil,

    thanks for your visit and comment.

    regards

  2. özgür | November 1, 2008 at 10:16 pm | Reply

    Hi Panos,

    we ‘re waiting for your blog. See you again

    regards

  3. atossyadvindy | September 13, 2008 at 1:30 am | Reply

    reviews

  4. Basil | July 17, 2008 at 10:42 pm | Reply

    keep an eye on these churches,Christ awaits Paitently,the Theotokos awaits also.

  5. Panos Sparis | May 8, 2008 at 11:22 pm | Reply

    Good Work!
    Istanbul is my favored city too. I have thousands of pictures too, but not as well organized in a blog.
    I wouldn’t mind sharing them.

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