Balaban Aga Mosque | |
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Balaban Ağa Mescidi | |
![]() The Mosque in a drawing of 1877, from A.G. Paspates' Byzantine topographical studies | |
General information | |
Type | Mosque |
Architectural style | Early Byzantine |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°00′40″N 28°57′30″E / 41.0110°N 28.9583°E |
Construction started | Fifth or sixth century |
Demolished | 1930 |
Balaban Aga Mosque (full name in Turkish: Balaban Ağa Mescidi, where mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque) was a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, converted from a former Byzantine building. Its usage during the Byzantine era is unclear. The small edifice - pulled down in 1930 to open a new road - [1] was a minor example of architecture of the Byzantine early period in Constantinople.