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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 .
Interior of the Ortaköy Mosque. 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 ...
The mosque was built by the Ottoman ruler Orhan (known as Orhan Gazi) and is dated to 1339–40 AD (740 AH), [2] [3] as attested by a surviving Arabic inscription over the gate. [2] The mosque was damaged by fire during the siege of Bursa by the Karamanid ruler Mehmed II in 1413, with front façade and portico being destroyed. [ 3 ]
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 was commissioned by the Greek Mahmud Pasha, the grand vizier of Sultan Mehmet II, who converted to Islam. [1] Completed in 1464, it was one of the first buildings within the city walls built specifically as a mosque. [2] Up to that time, most of the early mosques in the city were converted Byzantine churches.
The mosque was originally commissioned in 1794 by Sultan Selim III, but most of the current mosque that stands today was completed in 1854 during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecit I. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was designed by Krikor Balyan , of the famed family of Armenian architects. [ 4 ]
The mosque is of particular significance for the couple, as it was the site of one of Princess Diana's visits in 1991. In keeping with the mosque's tradition, ...
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.