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The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. [1]The mosque is situated in Azapkapı neighborhood of Beyoğlu district in Istanbul.
From left to right: The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Hagia Sophia, the Seraglio Point consisting of the Topkapı Palace and the Sea Walls, and the Galata Tower at far right, across the Golden Horn
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 ...
Istanbul: 1059 Atik Valide Mosque: Istanbul: 1583 Ottoman mosque Başdurak Mosque: İzmir: 1652 built by Hacı Hüseyin. Bayezid II Mosque: Istanbul: 1506 Commissioned by Beyazıt II: Bebek Mosque: Istanbul: 1913 commissioned by Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha (1666–1730). Bodrum Mosque: Istanbul: 10th century Burmalı Mosque ...
This list of museums and monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, includes the relevant architectural entities within Istanbul's city limits. (in alphabetical order; Turkish-language name in parentheses where appropriate)
The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Turkish: Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) is a museum located in Sultanahmet Square in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed in 1524, the building was formerly the palace of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha , who was the second grand vizier to Suleiman the Magnificent , and was once thought to have been the ...
It was supposedly designed to rival Sinan's famous Suleymaniye Mosque, across the Bosphorus on the European side of Istanbul. [5] At 72 metres in height, the main dome of Çamlıca Mosque symbolises the 72 nations residing in Istanbul, Turkey; the dome spanning 34 metres represents the city of Istanbul (34 is the city's car plate number).
The first three sites in Turkey, Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, Historic Areas of Istanbul and Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, were inscribed on the list at the 9th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1985. [3]