Bedevizade Ahmed Bey Mosque
a mosque in Edirne, Turkey
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Overview
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Bedevizade Ahmed Bey Mosque stands in the centre of Edirne, on Topyolu Caddesi in the Yeniimaret neighbourhood. It takes its name from its builder and is also known locally as the Alaca Mosque. The building has a square plan and is constructed of roughly hewn stone, with two-storey windows on its facades. The brick minaret at the north-west corner has a single balcony and is capped with a wooden roof. A cemetery lies in the mosque garden. The mosque is owned by the General Directorate of Foundations.
History
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The date of the mosque's construction is not known, though it is thought to date from the early Ottoman period. The building was demolished down to its foundations in 1954 and then rebuilt, partly following its original design.
By decision no. 7697 of 4 July 2003, the Edirne Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board registered the mosque as a Group 1 monument requiring protection.
From Wikipedia
Bedevizade Ahmed Bey Mosque is a Turkish mosque built by Bedevizade Ahmed Bey in the centre of Edirne province. It is known among the people as Alaca Mosque.
There is no information about the date of construction of the mosque. The mosque was demolished down to its foundations in 1954 and rebuilt, partially faithful to the original.
Thought to have been built in the early Ottoman period, the mosque has a square plan. Covered with a wooden roof, the minaret in the north-west corner of the mosque is made of brick and has a single balcony. [4] Built of roughly hewn cut stone, the mosque has two-storey windows on its facades. There is a cemetery in the mosque's garden.
Owned by the General Directorate of Foundations, the mosque was registered as a Group 1 Monument requiring protection by the Edirne Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board's decision no. 7697 dated 04.07.2003.
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