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Ortaköy Mosque (Turkish: Ortaköy Camii), formally the Büyük Mecidiye Camii [1] (Turkish: Büyük Mecidiye Camii, lit. 'Great Mosque of Sultan Abdulmejid') in Beşiktaş , Istanbul , Turkey , is a mosque situated at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus .
Ortaköy Mosque is a particularly beautiful Neo-Baroque structure right beside the Bosphorus and visible from passing boats.The first version of the mosque was built in the 18th century but the current mosque, commissioned by Sultan Abdülmecid I and designed by architects (father and son) Garabet Amira Balyan and Nigoğayos Balyan in Neo ...
The Orhan Gazi Mosque (Turkish: Orhan Gazi Camii) is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It is named after the Ottoman ruler Orhan, who founded the mosque in 1339–40 as part of a larger charitable complex. It is one of the oldest surviving monuments commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty. [1]
Laleli Mosque Dome of Şehzade Mosque Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) Courtyard Mihrima Mosque Ortaköy Mosque. Eyüp Sultan Mosque, 1458; Mahmut Pasha Mosque, Eminönü, 1463; Fatih Mosque, 1470; Murat Pasha Mosque, Aksaray, 1471; Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque, 1471; Firuz Ağa Mosque, 1491; Handan Agha Mosque, 15th century; Bayezid II Mosque, 1506
This is a list of Turkish Grand Mosques or Ulucami, a title originally given to the grandest Friday mosque of a Turkish city where local citizens traditionally gathered en masse for Friday Prayers, [1] though today it is common for Muslims in a single city to gather in several different mosques for these prayers.
The mosque is situated in the Altunizade neighborhood of Üsküdar district in Istanbul. It was commissioned by Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Pasha (1806–1887), who is buried in a protected place in the mosque's yard. The mosque was built in 1865. [1] It is probably the last example of Ottoman architecture mosques in the Anatolian part of Istanbul.
From early 16th century, the mosque was known as Eski mosque (English: Old mosque), after the construction of the larger Ulu Camii. The mosque was renovated in 1501 by Gıyâseddîn Halil Bey. [4] Later, his son Piri Mehmet Paşa built its minaret in 1525 and its madrasah in 1558. [5] From mid 19th century, the mosque became known with the ...
Arap Mosque (Turkish: Arap Camii, lit. ' Arab mosque') is a mosque in the Karaköy quarter of Istanbul . The building was originally a Roman Catholic church erected in 1325 by the friars of the Dominican Order , near or above an earlier chapel dedicated to Saint Paul ( Italian : San Paolo ) in 1233. [ 1 ]