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.

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Hagia Irene canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine church
church
historic building
museum
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
city Istanbul
country Turkey
damagedBy Nika riots
damagedInYear 532
denomination Eastern Orthodox Church
domeType Byzantine dome
floorPlanType basilica
foundedBy Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantine I
hasDome yes
hasGalleryLevel yes
hasNoMinarets true
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
interiorDecoration simple geometric mosaics
liturgicalOrientation east–west
locatedIn First Courtyard of Topkapi Palace
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace complex
linked to: Topkapi Palace

Turkey
managedBy Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
near Hagia Sophia
Topkapi Palace Imperial Gate
notableFeature cross-in-square plan elements
large atrium
large wooden narthex door
non-figurative apse mosaic
plain brick exterior
oneOfOldestChurchesIn Istanbul
openToPublic yes
originalConstructionCentury 4th century
partOf Historic Areas of Istanbul
rebuiltBy Justinian I
rebuiltInCentury 8th century
religiousAffiliation Christianity
significance one of the earliest Christian monuments in Istanbul
use armory
church
concert hall
museum
usedAs Ottoman imperial armory
concert venue
exhibition hall
military museum
state arsenal

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First Courtyard contains Hagia Irene
Bab-üs Selam near Hagia Irene