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Zeyrek (Fatih) · Istanbul

Zeyrek Mosque (Pantokrator Monastery)

Place of worshipLocal favourite

The largest surviving Byzantine religious building after Hagia Sophia: three connected 12th-century Komnenian churches, restored and used as a mosque. Next door, the Zeyrekhane terrace café in a restored Ottoman house looks over the Golden Horn and Süleymaniye.

Address
Zeyrek, İbadethane Sk., Fatih
Hours
Outside prayer times
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 30 min
Price
Free (mosque); café prices mid-range
Price level
₺

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Good to know

  • 10 min walk from the Aqueduct of Valens
  • Zeyrek's wooden-house lanes are worth a loop

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