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The interior of the mosque, formerly the church of Christ Pantokrator. The Byzantine opus sectile floor lies under the carpet. Shortly after the Fall of Constantinople the main church was converted into a mosque, while the monastery served for a while as a medrese. [8] The Ottomans named it after Molla Zeyrek, a scholar who taught there. [8]
Zeyrek Mosque; Ottoman mosques. Laleli Mosque Dome of Şehzade Mosque Sultan Ahmed Mosque ... Molla Çelebi Mosque, 1584; Mesih Mehmed Pasha Mosque, 1585;
To the west of Zeyrek Mosque sits the rectangular area around the Hüsambey Tezgahçılar Mosque. It is ringed with food shops and restaurants serving the cuisine of Siirt in southeastern Turkey, in particular büryan kebab , lamb baked in pit ovens, and perde pilav , a risotto of chicken, grapes and almonds baked in a fez-shaped pastry case.
The Zeyrek Çinili Hamam was built in the 16th century. Now, following 500 years of wear and tear, it’s reopening – and offering the same experience it did in 1530. The 500-year-old hamam ...
Ottoman mosque Bursa Grand Mosque: Bursa: 1420 Largest mosque in Bursa Çamlıca Mosque: Istanbul: 2019 Post-Ottoman mosque Defterdar Mosque: Istanbul: 1542 Ottoman mosque, commissioned by Defterdar Nazlı Mahmut Efendi. Dolmabahçe Mosque: Istanbul: 1855 Ottoman mosque, commissioned by queen mother Bezmi Alem Valide Sultan Emir Sultan Mosque ...
Church-Mosque of Vefa (Turkish: Vefa Kilise Camii, meaning "the church mosque of Vefa", to distinguish it from the other kilise camiler of Istanbul: also known as Molla Gürani Camii after the name of his founder) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in Istanbul.
A large madrasa complex was also built around the mosque. Immediately after the conquest, groups of Islamic scholars transformed the major churches of Hagia Sophia and the Pantocrator (today the Zeyrek Mosque) into mosques, but the Fatih Mosque and its surrounding complex was the first purpose-built Islamic seminary within the city walls. The ...
The mosque, which opened in 2005, serves 5,000 to 6,000 people, though prayer attendance on any given day is lower than that. Attendance grew by about 3% per year from 2012-2016, accelerating to ...