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Metrology Church
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Musa
May 19, 2022
Aya Yorgi Metakhion Jerusalem is actually an Orthodox Church, but the church is not affiliated with the Fener Greek Patriarchate like the others. Because he had this church built as his own branch during the time of the Jerusalem Patriarchate. The peculiarity of the church is the double-headed eagle figure, the symbol of the patriarch made of marble, mounted on the wall of the church, and the 5000-year-old sycamore trees in its garden. In addition, the fact that the original scrolls containing the works of the famous mathematician and physicist Archimedes from the 10th century were found, is another feature that makes the church interesting. In the scrolls that came out of here, there were calculations such as Archimedes' work on spheres, cylinders and spirals, the balance of planes and the measurement of circles. It was discovered in 1906 by a professor from the University of Copenhagen, but was then somehow smuggled out of Turkey. It resurfaced in 1998 when it was sold for $2 million at an auction in New York. It can be seen today at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, USA. Since the church does not have any congregation, a religious service is held here once a year on the name day (23 April). Therefore, a visit is unlikely if you are not very lucky.
Aya Yorgi Metakhion Jerusalem is actually an Orthodox Church, but the church is not affiliated with the Fener Greek Patriarchate like the others. Because he had this church built as his own branch during the time of the Jerusalem Patriarchate. The peculiarity of the church is the double-headed eag…
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45 Vodina Cd.
İstanbul