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Hagia Irene Monument is the only extant church from Byzantine with an atrium. The structure consists of an atrium, a narthex with three naves and an abscissa. Since Hagia Irene Church had not been transformed into a mosque after the conquest (1453), there had not been any modifications made in and out of the structure. The first Ottoman Museum had been established in Hagia Irene Church in 1846, which had been used as Military store with the pieces collected by Damat Ferit Pasha, one of the Armory marshals. The pieces collected had been organized under two sections, namely the Collection of Ancient Pieces (Mecmua-i Asar-ı Atika) and the Collection of Armament (Mecmua-i Esliha-i Atika); and denominated as Imperial Museum (Müze-i Humayun). The museum was moved to Tiled Pavilion (Çinili Köşk) in 1875 due to insufficient physical space. The church had been converted into storage and used as a military museum for a while in 1908. After an idle period, the building has become an organizational unit of Hagia Sophia museum.
Hagia Irene Monument is not available for visits. It can be seen upon the permit of Hagia Irene Directorate.
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: Topkapı Sarayı 1. Avlusu, Sultanahmet, Eminönü/İstanbul Türkiye |
| Telephone |
: +90 (0212) 522 17 50 - 522 09 89 |
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: +90 (0212) 512 54 74 |
| E-mail |
: ayasofyamuzesi@kultur.gov.tr |
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