St. Antoine Church - ISTANBUL TURKEY

Down the Istiklal street going from Galatasaray toward Tunel, St. Antoine Church, one of the most striking religious buildings in the Istanbul city comes into view on the left.
After the closure of Concordia Theatre in 1906, construction of the church began and ended in 1912.
The architect of St. Antoine, which is one of the biggest Catholic churches in Turkey, was Giulio Mongeri, an Italian born and raised in Istanbul.
Built in Italian neogothic style, the church, which
attracts attention with its impressive symmetry, is one of the world's first examples of reinforced concrete church buildings.
In front of the church, two building blocks with shops extending on either side were added in order to bring revenue to support the church.