Category Archives: Features
February 2012: “Restoration of Dyarbakir Surp Giragos Armenian Church”, Dr.F.Meral HALİFEOĞLU
Surp Giragos Church is a structure which is within the traditional urban area. The church which is composed of a group of structures is the biggest Armenian Gregorian Church of Turkey and The Middle East. It has an area of … Continue reading
January 2012: “Restoration of the Hadum Mosque in Gjakovo”, Zeynep Ahunbay
Shepherd Suleyman from a village near Djakovo in Kosovo was taken away from his homeland to Istanbul to serve at the Topkapı Palace. After years of service to the Ottoman sultan, he decided to go back and build a mosque … Continue reading
December 2011 – “SUCCISA VIRESCIT: What makes a place of worship so powerful that people do not accept its destruction”, Amra Hadzimuhamedovic
Bosnia is the country of long common history of Jews, Roman Catholics, Orthodox Christians and Muslims, a history that is reflected in townscapes in which church belfries have been leaning towards the mosque minarets, standing close to the domes of … Continue reading
November 2011 – “Church as a Symbol of Reconciliation”, Petr Wollner
The Forum in Canterbury last year, where the European network for historic places of worship was established, joined people of different professions, experiences and knowledge from 24 countries of Europe and Canada, to think and talk about churches, or sacred … Continue reading
November 2011 – “One Year On”, Crispin Truman
It’s one year since we all met, many for the first time, at our conference in Canterbury. What a wonderful time we had there, everyone enjoyed the fabulous location by the cathedral, the well-organised venue and most importantly, the excitement … Continue reading
October 2011 – “The Power of the Sacred Space”, Oddbjørn Sørmoen
All eyes were turned to Norway this summer, because of the terror attack in Oslo and the massacre at the Labour Party’s summer camp at the island of Utøya. An unthinkable event like this had never happened in Norway, at … Continue reading
