Culture and art / Museum
Fethiye Mosque (Pammakaristos)
Fatih, İstanbul
A mosque converted from the church of the Pammakaristos Monastery, with a museum section displaying 14th-century Byzantine mosaics in its side chapel.
Its story
The building was built in the Byzantine period as the church of the Theotokos Pammakaristos Monastery and, after the conquest, housed the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate for a time. At the end of the 16th century, in the reign of Murad III, it was converted into a mosque and named Fethiye ('of the conquest') in commemoration of the conquest of Georgia and Azerbaijan. Its 14th-century side chapel on the south, with mosaics of the Pantokrator and figures of prophets in its dome, holds one of the city's most important groups of Late Byzantine mosaics after Kariye. After a restoration that began in 2018, the main section opened for worship as a mosque, while the mosaic chapel is preserved as a museum.
Key facts
- Period
- Byzantine (12th–14th century), Ottoman
- Admission
- Mosque section free; check in advance whether the museum section is open
- Getting there
- Uphill walk from the Fener–Balat shore; Fatih–Çarşamba buses
- Visit duration
- 30–45 minutes
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
41.02917, 28.94639
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fethiye_Camii | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pammakaristos_Church | https://www.ensonhaber.com/gundem/fatihteki-fethiye-camii-ibadete-acildi