Mosques converted from churches / cathedrals / synagogues

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Mosques converted from churches / cathedrals / synagogues':

  • Cordoba Was a Visigoth church before being converted to a mosque in 784. Became a Church again in 1236.
  • Damascus In 705 the "Church of St John" was rebuilt as a mosque (immediately after the Muslim conquest in 636 it was shared between Christians and Muslims). Now known as "Umayyad Mosque".
  • Istanbul "Hagia Sophia" became "Ayasofya Mosque" from 1453 -1935 (Now a museum); "Saint John the Forerunner by-the-Dome" (12th C) became the "Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque" in late 16th century
  • Kasbah of Algiers "Ketchaoua Mosque" was re-created in 1962 from "Cathedral of St Philippe" which itself had been created from the Ketchaoua mosque in 1845.
  • Old City of Acre Synagogue
  • Old City of Jerusalem The Ascension Chapel was converted into a mosque at 1187 and is currently in Muslim hands. Christian worshippers are admitted only on Ascension Day.