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Imposing, 16th-century mosque complex designed by Mimar Sinan, with 4 corner towers & tall minaret.
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A great mosque, it only has one large dome and the interior is decorated with contrasting colors and marbles, features that are quite different from other mosques. A short walk from Kariye mosque. It's quite a trip from the city center but worth the effort.
The mosque is unremarkable from the outside. However, it stands out because of its green courtyard. I decided not to go inside.
Free of charge, historical mosque 🕌
Nice to visit if you in this area.
Nice to visit if you in this area.
The 4 stars is not for the mosque which is beautiful but for those who are supposed to take care of it today.
The complex was commissioned by Mihrimah Sultan and constructed by Mimar Sinan (Architect Sinan) in 1565. The cornplex included a mosque, a madrasah with 17 different classes, an infants' school, a mausoleum, a fountain and a series of shops. Some of the shops have been demolished during road expantion works.
The mosque has a rectangular plan with two stories. Sinan, with a new technique, expands the 19m diametered and 27m high main dome situated on four pillars to the sides with three half as high smaller domes each. There are a total of 204 windows on the facades. The mosque has a manirat with a single balcony that is from chiseled stone with a lead conic top. The mosque has three gates. Its mihrab is made of white marble, with golden gilt, muqarnas, with inscriptions and eight rows of stalactites. The mosque courtyard surrounded by 'U' shaped madrasah classes has a conic roofed, marble storaged 'şadırvan' (fountain used for ritual ablutions) with 16 columns. The courtyard can be entered by two seperate gates. On the left side of the enterance to mosque there is a 'musalla' (area within a mosque courtyard where funeral services are performed), in the front there is a large garden and a small hazîre (a burial area surrounded with fences, formed by additional burials around a single tomb) next to a well.
The complex was commissioned by Mihrimah Sultan and constructed by Mimar Sinan (Architect Sinan) in 1565. The cornplex included a mosque, a madrasah with 17 different classes, an infants' school, a mausoleum, a fountain and a series of shops. Some of the shops have been demolished during road expantion works.
The mosque has a rectangular plan with two stories. Sinan, with a new technique, expands the 19m diametered and 27m high main dome situated on four pillars to the sides with three half as high smaller domes each. There are a total of 204 windows on the facades. The mosque has a manirat with a single balcony that is from chiseled stone with a lead conic top. The mosque has three gates. Its mihrab is made of white marble, with golden gilt, muqarnas, with inscriptions and eight rows of stalactites. The mosque courtyard surrounded by 'U' shaped madrasah classes has a conic roofed, marble storaged 'şadırvan' (fountain used for ritual ablutions) with 16 columns. The courtyard can be entered by two seperate gates. On the left side of the enterance to mosque there is a 'musalla' (area within a mosque courtyard where funeral services are performed), in the front there is a large garden and a small hazîre (a burial area surrounded with fences, formed by additional burials around a single tomb) next to a well.
One of the best mosques. The recitation there is one of the best which is a bit unique and Turkey based recitation of the Quran.
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque was built according to order of Mihrimah Sultan (1522-1578) a daughter of Sultan Suleiman I also known as Suleiman the Magnificent (1494-1566) and was built by Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan (c.1488/90-1588) in 1563-1770. Istanbul, 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇹🇷. November 6, 2023.
A wonderful 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Edirnekapı neighborhood not far from the Byzantine land walls of Istanbul
It was commissioned by the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the chief imperial architect Mimar Sinan.
It's one of the most beautiful mosques of the city, so definetly worth a visit
It was commissioned by the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the chief imperial architect Mimar Sinan.
It's one of the most beautiful mosques of the city, so definetly worth a visit
