Crimean Memorial Church

Crimean Memorial Church, 2013

The Crimea Memorial Church ( English Crimean Memorial Church , Turkish Kırım'ı Anma Kilisesi or Maria Kilisesi ), also known as Christ Church is a church of the Church of England in the district of Beyoğlu (formerly Pera ) in Istanbul .

history

Crimean Memorial Church, Istanbul

The church was built on a piece of land donated by the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid between 1858 and 1868 in memory of the British soldiers who participated in the Crimean War from 1853 .

The idea of ​​building a memorial church in Constantinople was first taken up in 1856. William Burges won the architectural competition called for this . However, wing struggles in the acceptance committee, coupled with concerns about the proposed "Un-English" style architecture, led to his being removed as an architect from the post in 1863 and replaced by George Edmund Street (1824-1881). The church was completed at the end of the 19th century and closed in 1978 because of the small Anglican congregation. It was reopened in 1991.

Web links

• Website of the Crimean Memorial Church

Individual evidence

1. ^ J. Mordaunt-Crook: William Burges and the High Victorian Dream. John Murray, London 1981, ISBN 0-7195-3822-X .
2. ↑ The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/jan/23/istanbul-shopping-mosque-eating-museum