Yeni Mosque

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The New Mosque seen from Golden Horn

New Mosque by night

The Yeni Mosque, New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan (Turkish: 'Yeni Cami, Valide Sultan Camii') (1597 - 1663) is an Ottoman mosque located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge. Together with the Galata Bridge the New Mosque is one of the best-known sights of Istanbul. An elegant fountain for ablutions stands in large courtyard and the Sultan's kiosk is decorated with marvelous İznik tiles.

1 History
2 Architecture
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The construction of the mosque started in 1597 with the decree of Safiye Sultan, the wife of Ottoman Sultan Murad III. It was initiated by the architect Davut Agha, continued by the architect Dalgıç Ahmed Agha and finished by the architect Mustafa Agha during the reign of the Sultan Mehmed IV in 1663. Stone blocks supplied from the island of Rhodes were used in the costruction of the mosque. The construction of the mosque could only be completed in 66 years due to untimely deaths of Selim III and Safiye Sultan and a plague epidemic prevalent in Istanbul during the early years of construction.

[edit] Architecture

The dome plan of the New Mosque is the repetition of the architect Sinan's Şehzade Mosque and Sedefhar Mehmet Ağa's Sultan Ahmed Mosque. But the height of the dome reminicent of a pyramid is a characteristic of the mosque. The cupola has a diameter of 17.5 m and a height of 36 m. supported by 4 half domes.

Ongoing restoration and maintenance works are implemented by the Turkish General Directorate of Foundations.

[edit] Gallery

An overall view of the mosque

The courtyard of the mosque

Interior design of the mosque

A panoramic view from the Golden Horn

[edit] References

Istanbul Portal - History of Precincts. New Mosque

v • d • e Mosques in Turkey

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