Ayvansaray Panayia Balino Church
Ayvansaray Panayia Balino Church is a church in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul which is located on Mahkeme Altı Caddesi. Ayvansaray Panayia Balino Church is situated nearby to Akşemsettin Parkı, as well as near Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas.Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Church
- Description: church building in İstanbul, Turkey
- Also known as: “Balat Balino Rum Kilisesi”
- Address: Mahkeme Altı Caddesi, İstanbul, Fatih
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Horn and Walls of Blachernai.
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.
Walls of Blachernai
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The walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. Walls of Blachernai is situated 390 metres west of Ayvansaray Panayia Balino Church.
Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque
Mosque
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Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque is a former Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. In Çember Sokak in the neighbourhood of Ayvansaray, in the district of Fatih, Istanbul, it lies just inside the walled city at a short distance from the Golden Horn, at the foot of the sixth hill of Constantinople. Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque is situated 320 metres north of Ayvansaray Panayia Balino Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fener and Hasköy.
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.
Sütlüce
Suburb
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Sütlüce is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 12,736. It is on the eastern bank of the Golden Horn.
Ayvansaray Panayia Balino Church
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.03584° or 41° 2′ 9″ northLongitude
28.94526° or 28° 56′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8GHC2WPW+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 309046229OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q31188778
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Ayvansaray Panayia Balino Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة بالات بالينو روم كيليسيسي”
- Italian: “chiesa della Panaghia Balinu”
- Italian: “Chiesa della Panaghia Balinu”
- Turkish: “Ayvansaray Panayia Balino Kilisesi”
- Turkish: “Balatkapı Panagia Balinou Kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Akşemsettin Parkı and Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas.
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