The church was a military warehouse and prison
Category

Sightseeing

Est. Duration

0-30m

Age requirement

All ages

Message from Maria Tarashmanova

📍 Access to it is free and it will take you about 15 minutes to explore it.

📖 The temple began its existence as a mosque in 1528. It became known as the "Black Mosque" because of the dark granite from which the minaret is made. It was destroyed by an earthquake. This is followed by a period in which the building was a military warehouse and a prison. In 1903 was rebuilt into a church and received the name it carries to this day.

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