Ayakapı | |
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Quarter | |
Coordinates: 41°01′36.00″N 28°57′23.40″E / 41.0266667°N 28.9565000°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Region | Marmara |
Province | Istanbul |
District | Fatih |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Area code | 0212 |
Ayakapı (
Turkish: "The Gate of the Saint", "The holy gate")
[1] (the toponym comes from the Turkish word Aya, derived from pronunciation of the Greek word ἁγἰα, mean. "female Saint" and the Turkish word kapı, mean. "gate")
[2] is a quarter of
Istanbul,
Turkey. It is part of the district of
Fatih, inside the walled city, and lies on the shore of the
Golden Horn. During the
Byzantine era, it was named ta Dexiokratiana or ta Dexiokratous in
Greek, after the houses owned here by a certain Dexiokrates. Its modern name comes from a church dedicated to
Saint Theodosia which, according to
Petrus Gillius, stood near the gate. In Ayakapı lies one of the most important surviving Byzantine buildings of the historical peninsula, the
Gül Mosque.
Moreover, in 1582 the Ottoman architect
Sinan built here a Turkish bath, the Ayakapı Hamamı. This structure is currently used as a storage for timber.
Ayakapı | |
---|---|
Quarter | |
Coordinates: 41°01′36.00″N 28°57′23.40″E / 41.0266667°N 28.9565000°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Region | Marmara |
Province | Istanbul |
District | Fatih |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Area code | 0212 |
Ayakapı (
Turkish: "The Gate of the Saint", "The holy gate")
[1] (the toponym comes from the Turkish word Aya, derived from pronunciation of the Greek word ἁγἰα, mean. "female Saint" and the Turkish word kapı, mean. "gate")
[2] is a quarter of
Istanbul,
Turkey. It is part of the district of
Fatih, inside the walled city, and lies on the shore of the
Golden Horn. During the
Byzantine era, it was named ta Dexiokratiana or ta Dexiokratous in
Greek, after the houses owned here by a certain Dexiokrates. Its modern name comes from a church dedicated to
Saint Theodosia which, according to
Petrus Gillius, stood near the gate. In Ayakapı lies one of the most important surviving Byzantine buildings of the historical peninsula, the
Gül Mosque.
Moreover, in 1582 the Ottoman architect
Sinan built here a Turkish bath, the Ayakapı Hamamı. This structure is currently used as a storage for timber.