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Agia Triada Greek Orthodox Church
The church viewed from south.
Agia Triada Greek Orthodox Church
Location	Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Country	Turkey
Denomination	Greek Orthodox
History
Dedicated	1880
Cult(s) present	Holy Trinity
Architecture
Architect(s)	Konstantis Yolasığmazis
Architectural type	Domed single nave basilica
Style	Neo-Baroque and Neo-Byzantine
Groundbreaking	August 13, 1876
Completed	September 14, 1880
Specifications
Number of spires	2
Administration
Metropolis	Patriarchate of Constantinople

Agia Triada (Template:Lang-en) is a Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey. The building was erected in 1880 and is considered the largest Greek Orthodox shrine in Istanbul today. It is still in use by the Greek community of Istanbul.

Location

The Church is located in Istanbul, in the district of Beyoğlu, in the neighborhood of Katip Çelebi, on Meşelik sokak, near the Taksim Square.

The Church

The property where the Church stands used to be the site of a Greek Orthodox cemetery and hospital. This was demolished in order to build the Church. Its construction, based on the designs of the Ottoman Greek architect P. Kampanaki, began on August 13, 1876 and was completed on September 14, 1880. The Church is built in neo-baroque style and its peculiar elements consist of twin bell towers and a large dome. The paintings and decorations of the church's interior are work of painter Sakellarios Megaklis, while the marble works and designs were sculpted by sculptor Alexandros Krikelis. In the Church grounds there is also a school which continues to serve the Greek community of Istanbul.

The Agia Triada Greek Orthodox Church was affected by the Istanbul riots of September 6-7 1955. . During the riots, the Church withstood an attack by a mob which attempted to burn it down. According the Turkish actor Nubar Terziyan, who witnessed the incident, the mob arrived to the Church and started the fire by dumping kerosene onto the Church and lighting it with flamed sticks.

Gallery

See Also

• Christianity in Turkey
• Greeks in Turkey

References

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14. Özdoğan, Günay Göksu (2009). Türkiye'de Ermeniler : cemaat, birey, yurttaş (in Turkish) (1. baskı. ed.). Şişli, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. ISBN 9786053990956. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
15. "Nubar Terziyan 6-7 Eylül'ü anlatıyor". Agos (in Turkish). September 28, 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

• Greek Orthodox churches in Turkey
• Churches in Istanbul
• Religious buildings completed in 1880
• 19th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
• Beyoğlu
• Neo-Baroque architecture in Turkey
• Neo-Byzantine architecture in Turkey