The Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque (Turkish: Sancaktar Hayrettin Câmîi) is part of a former Eastern Orthodox monastery in Constantinople, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans.
History[]
Prior to its conversion into a mosque, the church was an Eastern Orthodox church dating from the reign of Emperor Constantine I during the Byzantine period.[1] During the height of the Palaiologos era, the church was redesigned with Byzantine architecture.[2]
Trivia[]
- Sancaktar is Turkish for "standard-bearer".
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References[]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2018, December 3). Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:22, December 17, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sancaktar_Hayrettin_Mosque&oldid=871843433
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Database: Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque