İskender Pasha Mosque, Kanlıca

41°06′00″N 29°03′57″E / 41.10002°N 29.06587°E / 41.10002; 29.06587ArchitectureArchitect(s)Mimar SinanTypeMosqueCompleted1559–60

İskender Pasha Mosque (Turkish: İskender Paşa Cami) is a historic mosque located in the Kanlıca neighborhood of the Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey.

Located across the Kanlıca Pier,[1] the mosque was commissioned by (military judge) Kazasker Gazi İskender Pasha and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan in 1559–60. The mosque has a hipped roof and has been extensively rebuilt.[2] The tomb of İskender Pasha is situated inside the mosque's courtyard.[3]

Gallery

  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii exterior
    Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii exterior
  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii interior
    Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii interior
  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii balcony side
    Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii balcony side
  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mihrab
    Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mihrab
  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mausoleum
    Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mausoleum

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kanlıca İskenderpaşa Camii" (in Turkish). İstanbukdaki Camiler. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. ^ Necipoğlu 2005, p. 559.
  3. ^ "Kanlıca İskender Paşa Türbesi" (in Turkish). TAS Osmanlı Türbeleri. Retrieved 2016-06-13.

Sources

  • 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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