Zeyrek Kilise Camii

Date: 12th century
Image View Description: Interior: Northeastern End, Upper Cornice Detail
Creator: Eirene of Hungary (Hungarian patron, 1088-1134)
Work Type: architecture
Culture: Turkish
Subject: Islam
Location: Istanbul (Turkey)
Notes: This mosque was originally two churches linked by a chapel. The first church was begun by Eirene of Hungary. Upon her death, her husband John II Comnenus saw the construction of the second church, and later on the joining chapel. This site was later used as a monastery and served funerary purposes. It was converted into a mosque by Mehmed II in the 15th century.
Image Source: Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Photographer: Gabriel Rodriguez
Record ID: 1415_istanbul2014_zeyrekcamii_img_019


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