Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata
| Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church | |
|---|---|
 The church in 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Kemeraltı, Sakızcılar Sok. No: 9, Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°01′33″N 28°58′43″E / 41.0257°N 28.9785°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural style | Armenian |
| Completed | 1391 (textual evidence) 1436 (oldest inscription) |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 29.25 metres (96.0 ft) |
| Width | 11.7 metres (38 ft) |
The Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata is the oldest extant Armenian Apostolic church in Istanbul. It was originally built in the late 14th century, in the Genoan period, shortly before the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans. The church was demolished in 1958 and the current building is a reconstruction from the 1960s.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Wharton, Alyson (2015). The Architects of Ottoman Constantinople: The Balyan Family and the History of Ottoman Architecture. I.B.Tauris. p. 63. ISBN 9781780768526.
The conical-domed structure was not seen in Constantinople except for the pre-Ottoman church of Surp Krikor Lusavoric of Karakoy.
- ↑ Hacikyan, Agop Jack; Basmajian, Gabriel; Franchuk, Edward S.; Ouzounian, Nourhan (2005). The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the eighteenth century to modern times. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780814332214.