Fethiye Müzesi — Attraction in Fatih

Fethiye Müzesi Pammakaristos Kilisesi 1261 Latin egemenliğinin son bulmasından sonra eski kilisenin kalıntıları üzerine yeniden yaptırılmış ve kuzey bölümünde yer alan bölümü Hz. Meryem’e adanmıştır. Doğu Roma İmparatoru VIII. Michael Palailogos’un yeğeni Michael Glabas Ducas Tarchainotes tarafından 1292 – 1294 yılları arasında yeniden onarılan yapıya ek olarak, 1315 yılında karısı Maria’nın talimatları ile kilisenin sağ tarafına Hz. İsa’ya adanan küçük bir ek kilise (parekklesion) yaptırılmıştır. Mezar şapeli olan bu ek kilisede Maria ve Michael’in mezarları bulunmaktadır. Yapı fetihten sonra kadın manastırı olarak kullanılmış, 1455 yılında Havarium Kilisesi’nden çıkan Patrikhane buraya taşınmış ve 1586 yılına kadar Patrikhane olarak kullanılmıştır.

Osmanlı döneminde Sultan III. Murad (1574–1595) kiliseyi camiye çevirmiş ve Fethiye adını vermiştir. Yapı 1845 – 1846 yılları arasında büyük bir onarım görmüştür.

Parekklesionun bir nartex ve galerisi olup naos bölümü 2,30 m çapında bir kubbe ile örtülüdür. Yapının cepheleri son dönem Bizans mimarisinin özelliklerini yansıtmaktadır. Güney cepheyi süsleyen tuğla mimari bant üzerinde yer alan yazı şeridinde “Protostratos Michael Glabas Ducas Tarchainotes tarafından yaptırıldı” yazısı yer almaktadır. Aynı cephede Şair Philes’in bir şiiri mermer silme üzerine yazılıdır.

Parekklesionun kubbe ve duvarları 14. yy mozaikleri ile süslüdür. Apsiste Hz. İsa, Hz. Meryem ve Vaftizci Yahya’dan oluşan Deisis, kubbenin ortasında Hz. İsa, iç dilimlerde 12 Tevrat peygamberi, tonozlarda ise Azizler ve Vaftiz sahnesi tasvir edilmiştir.

Fethiye Museum The Church of Pammakaristos was rebuilt on the ruins of the old church after the end of the Latin sovereignty in 1261 and the part located in the northern part was Hz. Dedicated to Mary. Eastern Roman Emperor VIII. Michael Palailogos' nephew Michael Glabas was rebuilt by Ducas Tarchainotes between 1292 and 1294, and in 1315, on the right side of the church, in the direction of his wife Maria. A small additional church (parekklesion) dedicated to Jesus was built. This additional chapel, which has a grave chapel, has the tombs of Maria and Michael. After the conquest, the building was used as a women's monastery. In 1455, the Patriarchate, which came out of the Havarium Church, was moved here and used as the Patriarchate until 1586.

Sultan III. Murad (1574–1595) turned the church into a mosque and named it Fethiye. The building has undergone a major repair between 1845 and 1846.

The parekklesion is a nartex and gallery and the naos section is covered by a dome measuring 2.30 m in diameter. The facades of the building reflect the characteristics of the late Byzantine architecture. Tuğla It was built by Protostratos Michael Glabas Ducas Tarchainotes inde on the inscription on the brick architectural band adorning the southern façade. On the same front, a poem by the poet Philes was written on marble wiping.

The dome and walls of the parekklesion are decorated with 14th century mosaics. Hz in the apse. Jesus, the Prophet. Mary and John the Baptist, Deisis, in the middle of the dome Hz. Jesus is depicted in the inner sections of the prophets of the 12 Torah and in the vaults, the scene of Saints...

Located in the Çarşamba neighborhood of the Fatih District along the Golden Horn, upon visiting ‘Fethiye Müzesi’ you’ll notice it’s separated into a museum and a working mosque.

Upon entering the chapel which has functioned as a museum since 1949, you might be disappointed by its size, but only the side chapel (parecclesion) remains. The beauty lies in the ceiling. The dome and vaults are covered with Byzantine mosaics dating back to the 14th century. There are also fragments of frescoes at the entrance. Keep in mind, you will need to strain your neck for long periods of time to fully be able to encompass all the beauty...

At the time I "visited" this musum (now an old church transformed in a mosque and that part of it containing some mosaics in a so-called museum) it was close, and even if it was written on every place where MuseumPass for Istanbul is sold that it can be visited, when I arrived there it was close, and, moreover, there was no sign of human presence there, the ticket selling qiosk was closed, the grass in the courtyard was as tall as the fence. It was disappointing because of the lack of interest in this place from the local autorities. The only reason I give these stars is for its importance to...