Churches of Istanbul

A 270 photo-documentary of the churches of Istanbul.  The churches that are now active churches, museums or mosques are detailed in numerous glossy photographs.

The first churches were built in basilical plan. We see that central planned, vaulted, and narthexed churches were constructed in the course of time and later we see the construction of the Greek cross-planned churches. During subsequent centuries we also see the occurrence of churches that show different types, plans, and architectural characteristics. We see that Roman style churches were constructed in the 11th Century, Gothic style in the 12th Century, Renaissance style in the 15th Century, Baroque style in the 16th Century, and modern style dating from the 19th Century.