Aya Tanas Greek Orthodox Church
Changes After Construction:
- The church underwent repairs after the major earthquake of June 1896.
Prominent Features:
- The church belongs to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Istanbul.
- The building is also known as the Ayios Athanasios Church.
- The building was constructed within the permission regime of the Tanzimat period.
- The building is identified as one of the first Greek Orthodox churches in Istanbul to be built with a dome and a bell tower.
- The building has a domed basilica plan.
- The central space is covered by a low, zinc-covered dome with a circular drum.
- The entrance terminates externally with a triangular pediment; on both sides stand high bell towers.
- On the wooden iconostasis, the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus and depictions of saints are rendered as oil paintings.
- The feast day of the church is May 2.
- In the historical narratives of the neighborhood, it is stated that after the Ayios Dimitrios Church in Kasımpaşa was converted into a mosque, the icons were moved to Tatavla, and the Ayios Athanasios Church was for a period also known by the name Ayios Dimitrios.
