Eski Imaret Mosque

Eski Imaret Mosque
Eski Imaret Câmîi
The mosque viewed from the south.
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Year consecratedShort after 1453
Location
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Eski Imaret Mosque is located in Istanbul Fatih
Eski Imaret Mosque
Location in the Fatih district of Istanbul
Geographic coordinates41°1′18″N 28°57′18″E / 41.02167°N 28.95500°E / 41.02167; 28.95500
Architecture
Typechurch with cross-in-square plan
StyleMiddle Byzantine - Comnenian
CompletedShort before 1087
Materialsbrick, stone

The Eski Imaret Mosque (Turkish: Eski Imaret Camii) is a former Byzantine church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church has traditionally been identified as belonging to the Monastery of Christ Pantepoptes (Greek: Μονή του Χριστού Παντεπόπτη), meaning "Christ the all-seeing". It is the only documented 11th-century church in Istanbul which survives intact, and represents a key monument of middle Byzantine architecture. Despite that, it remains among the least studied buildings in the city.