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The list below contains some of the most important mosques in modern-day Turkey that were commissioned by the members of Ottoman imperial family.Some of these major mosques are also known as a selatin mosque, imperial mosque, [1] or sultanic mosque, meaning a mosque commissioned in the name of the sultan and, in theory, commemorating a military triumph.
On the site of the present-day Ortaköy Mosque there was previously a small mosque built in 1720 and ruined during the Patrona Halil Uprising in 1731. [2] The current mosque was commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I and built or completed around 1854 or 1856 (the exact dates of construction vary between scholarly sources).
Cemetery behind the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. Ottoman cemeteries were also gardens and were often established next to mosques. Large Ottoman küllliye complexes, which consisted of a mosque with other charitable and religious buildings around it, were often set inside an outer enclosure. The grounds and common spaces of these enclosures ...
The Blue Mosque, officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today.
The Yavuz Selim Mosque, also known as the Selim I Mosque and the Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque (Turkish: Yavuz Selim Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque located at the top of the 5th hill of Istanbul, Turkey, in the neighborhood of Çukurbostan, overlooking the Golden Horn. Its size and geographic position make it a familiar landmark ...
The courtyard of the mosque is designed in the shape of a horseshoe, unprecedented in Ottoman mosques. [8] Interior of the prayer hall. The shapes of the arches and capitals are signs of the Ottoman Baroque style. The decoration and details of the mosque are firmly in the Ottoman Baroque style, which was new at the time.
This mosque would represent the pre-eminence of the Ottoman Empire. [7] The mosque was built on the site of the old Ottoman palace which was still in use at the time and had to be demolished. [8] The Arabic inscription above the entrance to prayer hall gives a foundation date of 1550 and an inauguration date of 1557. In reality, the planning of ...
The Şemsi Pasha Mosque was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for Şemsi Pasha.The Mosque is one of the smallest of Mimar Sinan's works in Istanbul, however its miniature dimensions combined with its picturesque waterfront location have made it one of the most attractive mosques in the city.