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Sinan Pasha Mosque (Istanbul)

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Sinan Pasha Mosque
list of mosques in Istanbul, congregational mosque
Year dem found am1554 Edit
Religion anaa worldviewSunni Islam Edit
Dem name afterSinan Pasha Edit
CountryTurkey Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydBeşiktaş, Istanbul Edit
Coordinate location41°2′32″N 29°0′22″E Edit
Commissioned bySinan Pasha Edit
ArchitectMimar Sinan Edit
Architectural styleOttoman architecture Edit
Category for the interior of the itemCategory:Interior of Sinan Paşa Mosque Edit
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De Sinan Pasha Mosque be an Ottoman mosque wey dey locate insyd a densely populated district of Beşiktaş, insyd Istanbul, Turkey. Na de Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan wey build am give de admiral Sinan Pasha. De türbe (tomb) of Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha dey locate just across de street.

History

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Na de mosque be endowed by de Ottoman admiral Sinan Pasha wey na he be de kiddie bro of de grand vizier Rüstem Pasha. Na de imperial architect Mimar Sinan design de mosque. Sinan Pasha die insyd 1554 wey na dem begin work after ein death. De gilded Arabic foundation inscription above de arched gateway of de mosque dey record de completion date as November/December 1555. De Turkish inscription dem carve around de white marble fountain basin insyd de courtyard dey record de date as 1555–56.[1]

Architecture

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De forecourt of de mosque be surrounded for three sides by de madrasa. Na dis get a shed roof supported for short columns wey e dey lack a classroom. For de centre of de courtyard be a rectangular drinking fountain. De mosque be constructed of alternating layers of ashlar den brick. De north side of de mosque originally get a double portico buh insyd 1749 na dem incorporate de inner portico plus five domes into de prayer hall. De 12.6 metres (41 ft) dome be supported for six arches plus two free-standing hexagonal piers. Na de original painted decoration no survive. De simple minbar be made of white marble.[2] De bath-house, wich form part of de original endowment, na dem demolish am insyd in 1957.[3]

Na dem compare de design of de Sinan Pasha Mosque plus de earlier Üç Şerefeli Mosque insyd Edirne wich dey date from 1437 to 1448. Insyd both mosques a dome be supported for six arches plus two free-standing piers.[4][5]

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  • Sinan Pasha Mosque exterior from southwest
    Sinan Pasha Mosque exterior from southwest
  • Domes den minaret
    Domes den minaret
  • Sinan Pasha Mosque interior
    Sinan Pasha Mosque interior
  • Sinan Pasha Mosque interior
    Sinan Pasha Mosque interior
  • Sinan Pasha Mosque interior
    Sinan Pasha Mosque interior

References

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  1. ↑ Necipoğlu 2005, pp. 418–421.
  2. ↑ Necipoğlu 2005, pp. 420–421.
  3. ↑ Necipoğlu 2005, p. 420.
  4. ↑ Necipoğlu 2005, p. 421.
  5. ↑ Goodwin 2003, p. 244.

Sources

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  • Goodwin, Godfrey (2003) [1971]. A History of Ottoman Architecture. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-27429-3.
  • Necipoğlu, Gülru (2005). The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-253-9.
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