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With this mosque, Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603-17) set out to build a monument that would rival and even surpass the nearby Aya Sofya in grandeur and beauty. So enthusiastic was the sultan about his grand project that he is said to have worked with the labourers and craftsmen on site, pushing them along and rewarding extra effort.
Ahmet did in fact come close to his goal of rivalling Aya Sofya, and in so doing achieved the added benefit of making future generations of hotel owners in Sultanahmet happy - a 'Blue Mosque view' from the roof terrace being the number-one selling point of the fleet of hotels in the area. The mosque's architect, Mehmet Ağa, who had trained with Sinan, managed to orchestrate the sort of visual wham-bam effect with the mosque's exterior that Aya Sofya achieved with its interior. Its curves are voluptuous, it has more minarets than any other İstanbul mosque (in fact, there was consternation at the time of its construction that the sultan was being irreverent in specifying six minarets - the only equivalent being in Mecca) and the courtyard is the biggest of all the Ottoman mosques. The interior is conceived on a similarly grand scale: the blue tiles that give the building its unofficial name number in the tens of thousands, there are 260 windows and the central prayer space is huge.
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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.
he 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.
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.
The Kocatepe Mosque is the largest mosque in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter in Kızılay, and its size and prominent situation have made it a landmark that can be seen from almost anywhere in central Ankara.
مسجد کجاتپه (قوجاتپه ) در محله قیزیل آی آنکارا در سالهای ۱۹۸۱-۱۹۸۷ ساخته شد و توسط رییس جمهور وقت ترکیه آقای تورگوت ازال افتتاح شد.طرح اولیه این مسجد همان طرح معماری بزرگترین مسجد جهان یعنی مسجد مدرن فیصل پاکستان بود اما بعد مخالفت فنی با آن پروژه در سال ۱۹۶۷ ، بعدها با کمی تغییر آقای وئدات دالوکای معمار ترک این پروژه را در پاکستان اجرا کرد و در عوض معماران ، اولوانگین و تالای ، یک مسجد با معماری به شیوه عثمانیان ساختند که البته زیباست اما پروژه قبلی هم لطف خود را داشت .
این مسجد گنجایش ۳۰۰۰ نمازگزار را دارد و بزرگترین مسجد آنکارا میباشد.
Mosque of Muhammad Ali of (or Mohamed Ali Pasha), which was built between 1828 and 1848, perched on the summit of the citadel.
Welcome to Masjid Sultan, a premier mosque in Singapore and prominent landmark in the Kampong Glam Malay Heritage District. The district is a show-case for tourists to learn, understand the religion, culture and the diverse ethnic group that make up the Muslim Singaporeans today.
MASJID SULTAN has a long history that goes back to 1824 and has passed through many development stages before becoming what it is today.
The Mosque has a prayer hall which can accommodate up to 5000 people in mass prayer.
By deed of trust, it is under a BOARD OF TRUSTEES of 12 members who represent 6 ethnic groups namely Malays, Bugis, Javanese, Arabs, Tamil and Northern Indians.
Various committees of volunteers are set up to manage and organize its activities such as the Missionary and Islamic Learning (Ibadah & Dakwah) & Docents, Project ( Ramadan, Maulid Expo, Fund –Raising, Korban, etc), Social Development Uswah(Senior Citizen), Youth Wing (Young Sultan), Poor & Needy, An-Nisaa, Family Development, Intellectual Discussion and Adhoc, Maintenance (Building of the Mosque), Wakaf Committees, Refurbishment Committees, etc.
These committees are supported by Mosque Management Board’s full-time staff.
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The Malacca Straits Mosque (Malay: Masjid Selat Melaka) is a mosque located on the man-made Malacca Island near Malacca Town in Malacca state, Malaysia. It looks like a floating structure if the water level is high. Construction cost of the mosque is about MYR10 million . The Opening Ceremony was done in 24 November 2006 by the Supreme Ruler of Malaysia (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail. - Wikipedia
The undisputed highlight of Cordoba (and arguably of Southern Spain) is the magnificent 'Mezquita', the former Great Mosque that since the Spanish reconquest of 1236 has served as Cordoba Cathedral, a unique marriage of styles and cultures and one of the World's greatest architectural masterpieces.
The site dates back to Roman times, the pagan temples giving way to the first Visigothic cathedral which stood here in the 7th and 8th centuries. After the Islamic conquest the church was divided between Christians and Muslims until the Christian side was brought for conversion into the first mosque. In the following centuries the mosque was rebuilt and enlarged in ever more magnificent form up to around 987.
The Great Mosque continued to function until the Spanish reconquest of 1246 when it was converted back to Christian use as the city's cathedral; luckily the unparalled beauty of the Islamic architecture was recognised and largely respected, though new additions were made in various places adding further stylistic layers to the complex, initially in gothic, then Renaissance and latterly Baroque styles.
The biggest alteration came at the end of the Middle Ages when a more recognisable cathedral structure was erected over the centre of the multi-aisled former prayer hall. Begun as a gothic church, it was completed as a largely Renaissance structure with rich vaulting and a low dome over the crossing. Though it required the removal of many of the superb arcades and columns to erect it, the structure's impact is less apparent from within as one might expect, since it has few lower walls, literally growing from the Moorish colonnades.
The complete structure of the Mosque/Cathedral covers a vast rectangular area with an open courtyard to the north with the Baroque bell tower (the former minaret reclad)and the seemingly endless columned halls of the interior, with some 856 columns (many reused from Roman buildings, themselves reused in the previous church). Various chambers and chapels of varying dates and styles open up making the internal layout somewhat confusing to follow. The centre of the complex is dominated by the Renaissance cathedral, whose soaring interior flooded with light actually contrasts well with the more intimate, darker areas of the mosque, if making the experience somewhat surreal and other worldy. One can wander this ever changing interior for hours and still feel like one has barely scratched the surface.
The most notable parts of the Islamic structure are the magnificent double rows of scalloped arches, with multiple cusps and alternating bands of red and white. There are also some truly gorgeous ceilings, masterpieces of Islamic design, including the domes over the former mihrab niche, parts of which retain rich mosaic decoration.
In other areas the contrast of Islamic and Christian styles is quite bizarre, with the perimeter of the building lined with chapels, Moorish in style but many filled by huge gilded Baroque altars, somewhat at odds with the original style.
All in all the Mosque / Cathedral of Cordoba is one of the wonders of the World and for me was the highlight of this trip to Andalusia. As a fascinating fusion of faiths, styles and first rate architecture, there simply is nowhere else remotely like it.
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The Şehzade Mosque (Turkish: Şehzade Camii) is a mosque in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Suleiman I and was built by architect Mimar Sinan between 1543 and 1548. It was considered by architectural historians as Sinan's first masterpiece of classical Ottoman architecture
The mosque has a square plan, covered by a central dome, flanked by four half-domes. The dome is supported by four piers, and has a diameter of 19 meters and it is 37 meters high. Şehzade complex (Külliye) is situated between Fatih and Bayezid complexes. The Külliye consists of the mosque, the tomb (turbe) of Prince Mehmet (which was built prior to the mosque), two schools (medresa), kitchen for the poor and a caravansarai. The mosque and its courtyard are surrounded by a wall that separates them from the rest of the complex
Sehzade Mosque was, for me, the nicest mosque in Istanbul, especially from a photographic point of view. Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmet Mosque are the two most-famous mosques in town and, as such, almost always packed with visitors. Plenty of others (Suleymaniye Mosque, for example) are quite beautiful and worth a visit, but also can be crowded. Beyazit Mosque was very nice, and not crowded at all. Lastly (for this trip), Sehzade Mosque was also practically empty -- fewer than 10 people besides me -- and with its symmetry, it's photographically delightful.
The history of this mosque, though, is somewhat sad. Like many other mosques in Istanbul, it's from the 16th century. In particular, this one was built from 1543-48. What happened in 1543 to create this mosque?
The sultan at the time, Suleyman the Magnificent, had a favorite son named Sehzade Mehmed. This wasn't his oldest son, but Sehzade was his oldest son by his legal wife, which put him in line to be the next sultan.
Sehzade was born in 1521. He was a warrior, and fought as far away as Hungary. In late 1543, while returning from a successful military campaign in Hungary, Sehzade died unexpectedly (consensus opinion is that he died of smallpox).
A distraught Suleyman had this mosque built to honor his son, and employed imperial architect Mimar Sinan to design and build it.
The general plan is similar to nearby Beyazit Mosque in that there's a courtyard/forecourt that is enclosed and roughly the same size as the mosque itself. This mosque, too, has a large central dome, but it's flanked by four half domes. The half domes are what enhance the symmetry and photographic lines on the interior.
There are five tombs behind this mosque (that I did not have a chance to see), one of which contains the grave of Sehzade Mehmed.
This mosque is about halfway between Fatih Mosque and Beyazit Mosque, and Suleymane Mosque is also a short walk away, but not on the same line.
Though I've obviously seen this mosque, I would probably make a point to see it again on a return visit to Istanbul. It's beautiful.
Rustam Pasha Mosque - near the Spice Bazar, Eminonu Square, Istanbul.
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The Rüstem Pasha Mosque (Turkish: ' Rüstempaşa Camii') is an Ottoman mosque located in Hasırcılar Çarşısı (Strawmat Weavers Market) in the Tahtakale neighborhood, of the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey..
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The Rüstem Pasha Mosque was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for Grand Vizier Damat Rüstem Pasha (husband of one of the daughters of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah). Rüstem Pasha died in July 1561 and the mosque was built after his death from around 1561 until 1563.[1] The mosque complex hosts now a Koran School.