Small St. Sophia Mosque
It is located in Eminönü Province, between Cankurtaran and Kadırga, at
the end of Küçük Ayasofya Street. It is one of the converted mosques
from church. It was built in the period of Justinian the 1st. Its
original name was “Sergios and Bacchos Church”. Stated in the epitaph
above the lower columns were commissioned by Justinian the 1st for
saints named St.Sergios and St. Bacchos. During the period of Sultan
Bayezid the 2nd, it was turned into a mosque by adding a minaret by
Chief Black Eunuch Hadım Hüseyin Ağa. It has undergone repairs in
various periods and its present minaret was completed in 1955.
It’s a rectangular building made of brick. The minaret rising on the
right hand side has a single balcony. Its dome with the height of 19 m
is situated on eight legged arches. 16 of the 34 green and red marble
columns are on the lower and 1 is on the upper side. The latest
congregational area having five domes and six columns was added just
recently. Hüseyin Ağa’s tomb is located in its yard on the left-hand
side.
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