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It is generally believed that the small building belonged to the Byzantine Monastery of Gastria. The edifice is a minor example of Palaiologan architecture in Constantinople, and is important for historical reasons. | It is generally believed that the small building belonged to the Byzantine Monastery of Gastria. The edifice is a minor example of Palaiologan architecture in Constantinople, and is important for historical reasons. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*''Sancaktar'' is Turkish for "standard-bearer." | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 9 March 2013
The Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque is part of a former Eastern Orthodox monastery in Constantinople, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans.
History
It is generally believed that the small building belonged to the Byzantine Monastery of Gastria. The edifice is a minor example of Palaiologan architecture in Constantinople, and is important for historical reasons.
Trivia
- Sancaktar is Turkish for "standard-bearer."
Reference
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