İskender Pasha Mosque, Kanlıca
İskender Pasha Mosque (Turkish: İskender Paşa Cami) is a historic mosque located in the Kanlıca neighborhood of the Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey.
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
District | Beykoz |
Province | Istanbul |
Location | |
Location | Kanlıca |
Country | Turkey |
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Geographic coordinates | 41.10002°N 29.06587°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Mimar Sinan |
Type | Mosque |
Completed | 1559–60 |
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 interior
- Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii balcony side
- Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mihrab
- Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mausoleum
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References
- "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
- Necipoğlu, Gülru (2005). The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-253-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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