Hagios Theodoros ton Karbonarion / Vefa Church-Mosque / Vefa Kilise Camii

Places of Interest Nearby

Golden Horn

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The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

Church-Mosque of Vefa

Mosque

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Church-Mosque of Vefa is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in Istanbul. The church was possibly dedicated to Hagios Theodoros, but this dedication is far from certain.

Valens Aqueduct

Photo: HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0.

The Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Valens Aqueduct is situated 450 metres west of Hagios Theodoros ton Karbonarion / Vefa Church-Mosque / Vefa Kilise Camii.

Places in the Area

Vefa

Quarter

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Vefa is part of the district of Fatih in Istanbul, and lies inside what was once the old walled city of Constantinople. It lies roughly northwest of the eastern section of the Aqueduct of Valens, and is rich in monuments, both Byzantine and Ottoman.

Unkapanı

Quarter

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Unkapanı is a quarter.

Laleli

Quarter

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Laleli is a neighbourhood of Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey, lying between Beyazıt and Aksaray. It is known for its large textile wholesaling business and is home to the Literature and Science Faculties of Istanbul University, designed by Sedad Hakkı Eldem and Emin Onat in the 1940s.

Hagios Theodoros ton Karbonarion / Vefa Church-Mosque / Vefa Kilise Camii

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