Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov today (January 7, 2018) unveiled the historic Iron Church in Istanbul after a seven-year restoration project, according to the VOA News website.
In today's opening ceremony, Erdogan said the 120-year-old Sveti Stefan Orthodox Church remains the "single example" of a church built on an iron skeleton.
The cross-shaped Bulgarian church was built on the banks of Istanbul's Golden Horn in 1898 with 500 tons of prefabricated iron components shipped from Austria. Its restoration since 2011 cost an estimated $3.5 million.
Erdogan said the church contributes to the "beauty and wealth of Istanbul" and is the latest example of Turkey's efforts to restore synagogues, chapels, and churches.
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