Changes After Construction
It was built as a Byzantine church in the 12th century.
It was converted into a mosque by Hirami Ahmed Pasha in 1590.
The mosque, which had fallen into disrepair over time, was restored by the Foundations Administration in 1966. Marble columns were erected in place of the four collapsed columns and the mosque was reopened for worship.
The wooden minaret of the mosque does not exist today.
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It is also known as the Church Mosque and Ahmed Pasha Mosque.
It was built according to the Greek cross plan. Its eight-window dome was supported by four columns, but these columns were demolished and replaced by a pair of transverse wooden beams.
There are malakari (glyph) embroidery from the 16th century on the interior of the dome.
It has three mihrabs and a narthex. Its dome is covered with tiles, the relief slices between the windows and the semicircular arches of the dome carry Byzantine aesthetics.
