Gül Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Overview
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Gül Mosque stands on Şair Nefi Sokağı in the Küçükmustafapaşa quarter of Istanbul. The building was originally a Byzantine church and was converted into a mosque during the Ottoman period. Its Turkish name refers to the rose, and it is sometimes rendered in English as the Rose Mosque. Its architectural style is recorded as Byzantine. The structure has five domes, one at the centre and one at each of the four corners, and a minaret rises at the western corner.
History
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Built as a church in the Byzantine period, the building was converted into a mosque under Ottoman rule.
From Wikipedia
Gül Mosque (Turkish: Gül Camii, meaning Rose Mosque' in English) is a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, Turkey, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans.
It is in Vakıf Mektebi Sokak in the district of Fatih, Istanbul, in the neighbourhood of Ayakapı ('Gate of the Saint'). It lies at the end of the valley which divides the fourth and fifth hills of Constantinople and overlooks the Golden Horn from its imposing position .
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