Hagia Irene (Greek: Αγία Ειρήνη) or Hagia Eirene (Medieval Greek: Ἁγία ΕἰρήνηGreek pronunciation:[aˈʝiaiˈrini], "Holy Peace", Turkish: Aya İrini), sometimes known also as Saint Irene, is an Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. It is the oldest known church in the city and one of the only Byzantine churches in Istanbul that was never converted into a mosque, alongside the Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols, as it was used as an arsenal for storing weapons until the 19th century.[1] The Hagia Irene today[when?] operates as a museum and concert hall.
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Hagia Sophia. Today, HagiaIrene is still standing and open to visitors as a museum. It is open everyday, except for Tuesdays. Construction of Hagia Irene...
the Topkapı Palace, the Hagia Sophia, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the HagiaIrene, Zeyrek Mosque, Süleymaniye Mosque, Little Hagia Sophia and the Walls of...
Orthodox churches HagiaIrene church in Istanbul is often called "St Irene", although it is actually named after the "Holy (Divine) Peace" Irene (disambiguation)...
cathedral, HagiaIrene (Holy Peace). Justinian commissioned Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus to replace it with a new and incomparable Hagia Sophia...
churches that were built over early Christian meeting places like the HagiaIrene, the Chora Church, the Monastery of Stoudios, the Church of Sts. Sergius...
require complex solutions for carrying the structure. The present-day HagiaIrene (which was originally built by Constantine in the 4th century, but was...
were destroyed, such as the nearby second Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine cathedral. The current (third) Hagia Sophia was built by Justinian I following the...
refugees in the Hagia Sophia were slaughtered and the women raped. George Sphrantzes says that people of both genders were raped inside Hagia Sophia. According...
replaced a figurative mosaic by Emperor Constantine V in the apse of HagiaIrene in Constantinople is itself an almost unique survival, but careful inspection...
532 Nika revolt he rebuilt much of Constantinople, including the original Hagia Sophia. Justinian took advantage of political instability in Italy to attempt...
Chora Church Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols HagiaIreneHagia Sophia Hagia Triada Little Hagia Sophia Pammakaristos Church St. George’s Cathedral...
Chora Church Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols HagiaIreneHagia Sophia Hagia Triada Little Hagia Sophia Pammakaristos Church St. George’s Cathedral...
with sundry other matters. It met from May to July 381 in the Church of HagiaIrene and was affirmed as ecumenical in 451 at the Council of Chalcedon. Between...
in Byzantine times as Chalkoprateia, and then turned, in the area of the Hagia Sophia, in a loop towards the northeast, crossed the regions known as Topoi...
Chora Church Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols HagiaIreneHagia Sophia Hagia Triada Little Hagia Sophia Pammakaristos Church St. George’s Cathedral...
the Hagia Sophia and Chora Church in Constantinople, and the Rotunda and Hagios Demetrios in Thessaloniki) or served for other uses (e.g. HagiaIrene in...
After Constantine's coming of age, Irene eventually decided to rule in her own name. In the conflict that ensued, Irene was victorious, and Constantine was...
conquest, groups of Islamic scholars transformed the major churches of Hagia Sophia and the Pantocrator (today the Zeyrek Mosque) into mosques, but the...
Tiled Kiosk). The origins of the museum can be traced back to the nearby HagiaIrene Church. After the conquest of Istanbul, the church's location close to...
Constantinople HagiaIreneHagia Sophia Hippodrome Pammakaristos Church Prison of Anemas Thessalonica Arch of Galerius and Rotunda Byzantine Bath Hagia Sophia...
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