Taksiyarhis Church Cunda #shorts #travel

#TaksiyarhisKilisesi #cundaadası #ayvalik #balıkesir #tarih #Kültür #OsmanlıMimarisi #RumOrtadoks #TarihTurizmi #museum #ege #TaksiyarhisChurch #CundaIsland #history #culture #ottomanarchitecture #greekorthodoxchurch #historicaltourism #museumonline #aegean #turkey #turkeytravel Taksiyarhis Church was built by the Greek Orthodox (Moschonese) community of Alibey (Cunda) Island as the Metropolitan Church on its old foundations. During the years it was built, the majority of Cunda Island was Greek, and the Greek population was around 8,000-10,000. The church is attributed to ’Taxiarchis’, the Guardian Archangels Gabriel and Michael. It still constitutes the most important monumental structure of Cunda Island. In 1927-1928, the church building was converted into a mosque without a minaret. In the following periods, it stood abandoned for a while, then it was registered as an “immovable cultural asset to be protected“ and was protected with tem