Beylerbeyi Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Key facts
- Architect
- Mimar Mehmet Tahir
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Overview
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The Beylerbeyi Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in the Beylerbeyi neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It is also known as the Hamid-i Evvel Mosque, a name that refers to its founder, Sultan Abdul Hamid I. The record names Mimar Mehmet Tahir as its architect, and its architectural style is described as Ottoman. The building takes its everyday name from the neighbourhood in which it stands.
History
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The mosque was first built in 1777–1778 under the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid I; some sources give the year simply as 1778. It was later modified during the reign of Mahmud II, in 1820–1821.
From Wikipedia
The Beylerbeyi Mosque (Turkish: Beylerbeyi Camii), also known as the Hamid i-Evvel Mosque (Turkish: Hamid-i Evvel Camii), is a mosque located in the Beylerbeyi neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey. It was first built in 1777–1778 by the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid I, but was later modified by Mahmud II in 1820–1821.
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Sources
© OpenStreetMap katkıcıları (ODbL): https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/499172507
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beylerbeyi_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Beylerbeyi
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beylerbeyi_Camii