Church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus - Küçük Ayasofia ~530 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

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Constantinople-Istanbul
Monastery of the Sts. Sergius and Bacchus - Küçük Ayasofia Camii (Little Aghia Sofia)
Built by Justinian I
~530

Considered the pre-cursor to the Hagia Sophia. It was built by Justinian I shortly after his ascention to the throne. The church of Sts. Sergius and Bakkhos was joined at its north wall to a basilica dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul. The two churches shared a courtyard to the west and were surrounded by monastery buildings managed by Monophysites(!) presumably from Syria.
The church of Sts. Peter and Paul was demolished during the construction of a raiload in the 1860s.

H�¼seyin Aga, the chief officer of the Ottoman Palace during the rule of Bayezid II (1481-1512), converted the Church of Sergius and Bacchus into a mosque. The mosque has a single minaret on the southwest corner, which dates from 1955. The K�¼�§�¼k Ayasofya was included in the annual list of the World Monuments Watch as one of the "100 Most Endangered Sites" in 2002. -

the church and the rail tracks in the foreground - without minaret (before 1955):




Photo before 1955 - without minaret.



Interior, photo early 20th cent.




Text and photos from Archnet.org

Mapa del lugar de interés Church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus - Küçük Ayasofia ~530

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