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The church of Saint Nicholas (Hünkar Mosque) was originally a Roman Catholic church before it was converted into a mosque. The Rotunda of Galerius in Thessaloniki, initially a Mausoleum of Roman Emperor Galerius, a church (326–1590), then a mosque and again a church after 1912
Originally built by the Ottomans, it was converted into a church after the transfer of the city to Wallachia following the Treaty of Adrianople. Saint Nicholas Church: Ibrahim Pasha Mosque Kavala: Greece: 1530 1920s The mosque was built in 1530 by Ibrahim Pasha, the Vizier of Suleiman II and was the largest mosque of Kavala. In the 1920s the ...
Mosques converted from churches in the Ottoman Empire (6 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Mosques converted from churches" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Turkey formally converted The Church of St. Saviour in Chora, known as Kariye in Turkish, into a mosque in 2020, soon after it similarly turned Istanbul’s landmark Haghia Sophia into a Muslim ...
Sultan Mehmed II entered the city and performed the Friday prayer and khutbah (sermon) in Hagia Sophia, and this action marked the official conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. [112] The church's priests and religious personnel continued to perform Christian rites, prayers, and ceremonies until they were compelled to stop by the invaders ...
Pages in category "Religious buildings and structures converted into mosques" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This category contains church buildings that were converted into mosques under the Ottoman Empire (14th century – 1923), regardless of their current use. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
The Chora Church or Kariye Mosque (Turkish: Kariye Camii) is a former church, now converted to a mosque (for the second time), in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey. It is mainly famous for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos .