Aya Payana Kilisesi / Baniya Kilisesi

It is located in Turan Mahallesi, one of the old settlement areas of Isparta. It is estimated to have been built around 1750. The church, whose main axis is in the north-south direction, has a rectangular plan, three naves and an apse. The 15x26 metre structure has one entrance door each from the north, west and east. The ceiling is made of wood, its exterior is plastered with mortar, it is covered with a cross vault and rests on ten columns. The inside of the columns is wooden and the outside is plastered. The columns are without bases and have Corinthian capitals. The floor of the apse is 70 centimetres higher than the main space. The apse is illuminated by three large windows below and three small windows above. The apse is pentagonal on the outside. The window frames were made in an arched form on the outside with cut stones. The structure was included in the scope of restoration in 1993 within the Göller Bölgesi Projesi; however, not much work could be carried out. In 1999, the roof of the church was completely renewed.

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