Fatih Mosque, Trabzon | |
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Panagia Chrysokephalos | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Greek Orthodox, Islam |
Location | |
Location | Ortahisar, Trabzon, Turkey |
Architecture | |
Type | Byzantine |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
41°00′16″N 39°43′10″E / 41.004574°N 39.71952°E
The Fatih Mosque (Turkish: Fatih Camii, "Conqueror's Mosque") is a mosque in Ortahisar district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. It was originally built in Byzantine times as the Panagia Chrysokephalos Church (Greek: Παναγία Χρυσοκέφαλος, "Panagia the Golden-Headed"), serving as both the catholicon for the see of Trebizond, and a church for a monastery. It was built sometime in the 10th or 11th century.[1] After Ottoman conquest of the city in 1461, the building became a mosque. The Fatih Mosque also displays the most beautiful samples of the Ottoman writing arts.