Ese Kapi Mosque
Istanbul, Turkey
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Ese Kapi Mosque in Istanbul is an Ottoman-era mosque that originated as a Byzantine Eastern Orthodox church of unknown dedication. Built in the Ottoman architectural tradition yet retaining elements of its Byzantine past, the structure represents the religious and architectural transformation that occurred following the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, when many churches were converted to Islamic use.
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- Istanbul, Turkey
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