Hagia Triada Church, Istanbul

Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church
Hagia Triada Church
Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church is located in Istanbul Fatih
Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church
Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church
41°02′08″N 28°59′03″E / 41.0355°N 28.9842°E / 41.0355; 28.9842
LocationBeyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
DenominationGreek Orthodox
History
Dedicated1880
Cult(s) presentHoly Trinity
Architecture
Architect(s)Konstantis Yolasığmazis
Architectural typeDomed single nave basilica
StyleNeo-Baroque and Neo-Byzantine
Groundbreaking13 August 1876
Completed14 September 1880
Specifications
Number of domes1
Number of spires2
Administration
MetropolisPatriarchate of Constantinople

Hagia Triada ("Holy Trinity"; Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίας Τριάδος, romanizedIerós Naós Agías Triádos; Turkish: Aya Triada Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi) is a Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey. The building was erected in 1880 and is considered the largest Greek Orthodox shrine in Istanbul today.[1] It is still in use by the Greek community of Istanbul.[2][3] It has about 150 parishioners.[4] The church is located in the district of Beyoğlu, in the neighborhood of Katip Çelebi, on Meşelik sokak, near Taksim Square.[5]

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  2. ^ "Aya Triada Kilisesi (Holy Trinity Church)". Istanbul: The Guide. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ Çelik, Zeynep (1993). The remaking of Istanbul : portrait of an Ottoman city in the nineteenth century (1. paperback printing. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520082397.
  4. ^ "Εκκλησίες της Ομογένειας". omogeneia-turkey.
  5. ^ Göktürk, edited by Deniz; Soysal, Levent; Türeli, Ipek (2010). Orienting Istanbul : cultural capital of Europe?. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415580106. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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