Hagia Irene
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Hagia Irene is an early Byzantine church in Istanbul, notable as one of the city’s oldest Christian monuments and later used as an armory and concert hall within the Topkapi Palace complex.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church
ⓘ
church ⓘ historic building ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Istanbul ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Nika riots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damagedInYear | 532 ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domeType | Byzantine dome ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | basilica ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasGalleryLevel | yes ⓘ |
| hasNoMinarets | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interiorDecoration | simple geometric mosaics ⓘ |
| liturgicalOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
First Courtyard of Topkapi Palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ Topkapi Palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| managedBy | Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Hagia Sophia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Topkapi Palace Imperial Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cross-in-square plan elements
ⓘ
large atrium ⓘ large wooden narthex door ⓘ non-figurative apse mosaic ⓘ plain brick exterior ⓘ |
| oneOfOldestChurchesIn | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalConstructionCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Areas of Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | one of the earliest Christian monuments in Istanbul ⓘ |
| use |
armory
ⓘ
church ⓘ concert hall ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Ottoman imperial armory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
concert venue ⓘ exhibition hall ⓘ military museum ⓘ state arsenal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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