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Istanbul, Turkey

Balaban Aga Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey

Balaban Aga Mosque
Photo: Paspatēs, Alexandros Geōrgiou, 1814-1891. [from old catalog] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Balaban Aga Mosque in Istanbul was a small mosque converted from a Byzantine-era building whose original purpose remains unknown. Representing a modest example of early Byzantine architecture adapted for Ottoman use, the structure stood until its demolition in 1930 to make way for a road.

Movement

Type
mosque
Place
Istanbul, Turkey

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