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The Sinan Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sinan Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman mosque located in a densely populated district of Beşiktaş, in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built by the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan for the admiral Sinan Pasha. The türbe (tomb) of Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha is located just across the street.
Sinan Pasha Mosque (Istanbul), 1555; Süleymaniye Mosque, 1558; ... Islam in Turkey; References This page was last edited on 3 February 2025, at 17:09 ...
The Rüstem Pasha Mosque was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for the Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha.Rüstem Pasha was the husband of Mihrimah Sultan, one of the daughters of Suleiman the Magnificent by Hurrem Sultan, and served as Grand Vizier (a role comparable to a European prime minister) from 1544 to 1553 and from 1555 to 1561.
Sinan Pasha Mosque may refer to: Sinan Pasha Mosque (Damascus) in Damascus, Syria; Sinan Pasha Mosque (Istanbul) in Istanbul, Turkey; Sinan Pasha Mosque (Prizren) in Prizren, Kosovo; Sinan Pasha Mosque (Kaçanik) in Kaçanik, Kosovo; Sinan Pasha Mosque (Bulaq) in Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
The Nışançı Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Nışançı Mehmed Paşa Camii) is a late 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque is part of an architectural complex ( külliye ) that also includes the tomb of its founder, Nışançı Mehmed Pasha , and formerly included two madrasas and a Sufi lodge ( tekke ).
Mimar Sinan was appointed to the post of chief Ottoman architect by the grand vizier Ayas Mehmed Pasha in 1539. Sinan occupied the position until his death in 1588 and served under three sultans: Süleyman I (ruled 1520–66), Selim II (ruled 1566–74) and Murad III (ruled 1574–95). [1]
The mosque complex is composed of an underground parking lot (for about 1000 cars), a workshop, a library, a multipurpose hall, and a dining hall, and can hold up to 20,000 worshippers. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The foundation of the mosque was laid on July 3, 2020, and President Erdogan held the inauguration ceremony 35 months later following Friday ...
An early version of this design, on a smaller scale, had been used before Sinan in the Fatih Pasha Mosque in Diyarbakır, dated to 1520 or 1523. [17] [18] In addition to the layout's symmetry, Sinan's early innovations are evident in the way he organized the structural supports of the dome.