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Karaköy / Galata (Beyoğlu) · Istanbul

Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Armenian Church, Galata

Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Kilisesi

Place of worshipLocal favourite

Founded in 1391 by an Armenian merchant from Kaffa, it is described as the oldest extant Armenian Apostolic church in Istanbul. Demolished in 1958 and rebuilt in the 1960s, it is the city's only church in traditional Armenian style, with a conical-roofed dome.

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Karaköy / Galata (Beyoğlu)
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Any time · About 15 min
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Good to know

  • It was reconsecrated in 1965; the Getronagan Armenian High School (1886) is next door.
  • It is in lower Galata near Karaköy.

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