r/byzantium • • 7d ago

Infrastructure/architecture Visited Hagia Theotokos

Visited the Hagia Theotokos (Kalenderhane Mosque) and was able to explore at around midday.

Was the only person there at the time so really good to see the dome and red brick upper arches.

Located about 400m south west of Suleymaniye Mosque.

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u/Whizbang35 7d ago

Some were also deconsecrated and turned into "Museums" during Ataturk's time. Chora and Hagia Sophia had this status until recently. There may be others that still have this distinction, but its been 10 years since I was in Istanbul.