Faith / Mosque
Kurtuluş Mosque
Şahinbey, Gaziantep
A building designed by Sarkis Balyan, built in 1892–1893 as the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary (Surp Asdvadzadzin) and used as a mosque since the 1980s.
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Its story
The building in the Tepebaşı quarter was built in 1892–1893 to a design by the palace architect Sarkis Balyan as the cathedral of the Armenians of Gaziantep; it is one of the largest buildings the Armenian community built in the city. Closed in 1915, the church was used for a time for military purposes and then for many years as a prison; restored in the 1980s, it opened for worship as a mosque. Its facade built with alternating courses of black and white stone, its pointed-arched windows and its high interior make it easy to pick out on the city's skyline. It can be visited together with the nearby Kendirli Church and the Atatürk Memorial Museum.
Key facts
- Period
- 1892–1893
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Tepebaşı, Şahinbey
- Visit duration
- 30 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
37.06025, 37.37562
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtuluş_Camii | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Mosque | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/300646387