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The list below contains some of the most important mosques in modern-day Turkey that were commissioned by the members of Ottoman imperial family.Some of these major mosques are also known as a selatin mosque, imperial mosque, [1] or sultanic mosque, meaning a mosque commissioned in the name of the sultan and, in theory, commemorating a military triumph.
The Hacı Özbek Mosque (1333) in İznik is the oldest Ottoman mosque with an inscription that documents its construction [21] and it is the oldest example of the Ottoman single-domed mosque, consisting of a square chamber covered by a dome. [26]
The Hacı Özbek Mosque (1333) in İznik is the oldest Ottoman mosque with an inscription that documents its construction. [13] It is also the first example of an Ottoman single-domed mosque, consisting of a square chamber covered by a dome. [25] It is built in alternating layers of brick and cut stone, similar to Byzantine examples. [21]
This mosque would represent the pre-eminence of the Ottoman Empire. [7] The mosque was built on the site of the old Ottoman palace which was still in use at the time and had to be demolished. [8] The Arabic inscription above the entrance to prayer hall gives a foundation date of 1550 and an inauguration date of 1557. In reality, the planning of ...
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Mosques converted from churches in the Ottoman Empire (6 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Ottoman mosques" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The courtyard of the mosque is designed in the shape of a horseshoe, unprecedented in Ottoman mosques. [8] Interior of the prayer hall. The shapes of the arches and capitals are signs of the Ottoman Baroque style. The decoration and details of the mosque are firmly in the Ottoman Baroque style, which was new at the time.
The mosque is built in a simplified inverse T plan with a domed portico in front, constructed of brick and with four major domes. [7] Hexagonal tiles in turquoise and dark blue decorate the interior. There are two minarets , one that is old and one that is new due to collapse from the 19th century earthquake and was rebuilt in 1904.