St Stephen Church

Sveti Stefan Kilisesi

A remarkable Bulgarian Orthodox church better known as Demir Kilise, "Iron Church", as it's a cast iron prefab. The Bulgarians split from the Greek Orthodox and established their own wooden church in 1870, which burned down. The ground was too weak for a masonry or concrete structure so they opted for cast iron. The sections were cast in Vienna, shipped here and assembled, to open in 1898. The church was renovated in 2018, but the archpatriarchate building across the street remains a gaunt shell.

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Address

Mürselpaşa Cd

Getting there

Balat 280 m, Fener 260 m

Hours

Daily 09:00-17:00

Price

Free