The 10th-century Myrelaion church, built by Emperor Romanos Lekapenos as his family burial church, sits beside a giant 5th-century rotunda that was the second largest in the ancient world after the Pantheon. It was converted into a mosque around 1500 by Mesih Pasha.
- Address
- Laleli (Fatih)
- Hours
- Hours not verified
- Best time to go
- Any time · About 30 min
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- ₺₺
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The building is choked on three sides by modern apartment blocks, so look for it among the Laleli streets.
- The restored cistern under the rotunda is now used by women for prayer.
- It reopened as a mosque after restoration in 1986.