Meryem Ana Rosario Church

Meryem Ana Rosario Church

Year Built
1849-1885
Commissioned By
Unknown
Architect
Unknown
Location
Bakirkoy
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Changes After Construction

  1. After the structure was built for the Latin Catholic community, it was used by different communities; it was most recently allocated to the Syriac Catholic community.

Featured Highlights

  • The church belongs to the Latin Catholic Church.

  • The structure is dated to the 19th century.

  • Its facade architecture is in the Neo-Baroque style.

  • There are pilasters with Ionic capitals on both sides of the entrance door; this arrangement reaches the triangular pediment.

  • At the center of the pediment is the symbol of the Dominican order.

  • The structure has a Latin cross plan scheme.

  • At the intersection of the arms of the cross, there is a dome with an interior height of 20.48 m.

  • There are ten arched windows on the drum of the dome.

  • There are painted decorations and relief motifs in the interior.

  • There are depictions of saints on the pendentives.

  • On its main altar, there is a depiction of “Our Lady of the Rosary,” dated 1886 and signed by Consoli Pinse.

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