Yeni Valide Mosque
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| Yeni Valide Mosque | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°01′29″N 29°00′54″E / 41.024787°N 29.015107°E |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Ottoman architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1708 |
| Completed | 1710 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
The Yeni Valide Mosque (Turkish: Yeni Valide Camii) is an Ottoman mosque in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey.
History
It was built between 1708 and 1710 on the iskele (pier) road by Emetullah Râbi'a Gülnûş Sultan, mother of Sultan Ahmed III. The main part of the building is square-shaped and covered with a flattened main dome and four half domes. The mosque has two minarets with two balconies each. Calligraphy inside the mosque is the work of Hezarfen Mehmet Efendi.
Interior of the dome of the Yeni Valide Mosque in Üsküdar, Istanbul.
See also
References
- Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. "The big mosque complexes and royal mosques". Retrieved 2009-03-14.
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Coordinates: 41°01′29″N 29°00′54″E / 41.024787°N 29.015107°E
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