Church of Saint George by the Metochion
Church of Saint George by the Metochion is a church in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Church of Saint George by the Metochion is situated nearby to Vodina Street, as well as near Panagia Paramythia Church.Photo: Alessandro57, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: apostolic armenian church in Istanbul
- Also known as: “Metroloji Filistin Ortodoks Kilisesi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Horn and Bulgarian Exarchate.
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.
Bulgarian Exarchate
Historic building
Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bulgarian Exarchate was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the Ecumenical See in 1945 and the Bulgarian Patriarchate was restored in 1953.
Phanar Greek Orthodox College
College
Photo: Justin A. Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Phanar Greek Orthodox College or Phanar Roman Orthodox Lyceum, known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation and Patriarchal Academy of Constantinople, is the oldest surviving and most prestigious Greek Orthodox school in Istanbul, Turkey. Phanar Greek Orthodox College is situated 150 metres south of Church of Saint George by the Metochion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fener and Unkapanı.
Fener
Quarter
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Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish name is derived from the Greek word "phanarion", meaning lantern, streetlight or lamppost; the neighborhood was so called because of a column topped with a lantern which stood here in the Byzantine period and was used as a street light or lighthouse.
Hasköy
Quarter
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Hasköy is a trading and residential district on the northern bank of the Golden Horn in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. It includes the neighbourhoods of Keçeci Piri, Piri Paşa, and Halıcıoğlu, and parts of Camiikebir and Sütlüce.
Church of Saint George by the Metochion
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.03068° or 41° 1′ 50″ northLongitude
28.94942° or 28° 56′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8GHC2WJX+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 203281636OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q138307150
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Church of Saint George by the Metochion” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة ميترولوجي”
- Italian: “Chiesa della Metrologia”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giorgio al Metochio”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giorgio al Metochio”
- Turkish: “Fener Hagios Georgios Metokhion Kilisesi”
- Turkish: “Metroloji Kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vodina Street and Panagia Paramythia Church.
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