İskender Pasha Mosque | |
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İskender Paşa Cami | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
District | Beykoz |
Province | Istanbul |
Location | |
Location | Kanlıca |
Country | Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 41°06′00″N 29°03′57″E / 41.10002°N 29.06587°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Mimar Sinan |
Type | Mosque |
Completed | 1559–60 |
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
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Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii exterior
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Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii interior
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Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii balcony side
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Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mihrab
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Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mausoleum
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kanlıca İskenderpaşa Camii" (in Turkish). İstanbukdaki Camiler. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^ Necipoğlu 2005, p. 559.
- ^ "Kanlıca İskender Paşa Türbesi" (in Turkish). TAS Osmanlı Türbeleri. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
Sources
[edit]- Necipoğlu, Gülru (2005). The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-253-9.