Fethiye Mosque

The Fethiye Mosque  or  The Pammakaristos Church
The Pammakaristos Church was constructed in 12th century with the order of Johannes Kommenos and his wife and a graveyard chapel was annexed during the 14th century. After the conquest of Georgia and Azerbaijan, The Pammakaristos Church was transformed in to a mosque in 1591, in honor of the conquest. Named Fethiye Mosque by the Ottomans, now used partially as a mosque and a museum. The Fethiye is a Byzantine building which has the most beautiful mosaics after Kariye ( St. Chora ) and Hagia Sophia. It was used as the Patriarchate church after the conquest between 1455 - 1566 since the St. Apostoli Church of the Patriarchate was planned to be deconstructed.

The mosaics which were dedicated to Mary named as the happy mother of God are the typical examples of the Byzantine renaissance, like those in St. Chora. When it was convened into a mosque the mosaics were covered under a white wash. And early in this century, they were cleaned and became visible again. There is a typical Byzantine dome over square plan of the church. The walls of the church were built of elegant stones and bricks.

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