MIMAR SINAN IZINDE IST ingilizce kapak.indd - Kültür ve Turizm ...

The rst building by Mimar Sinan that we come across is
the (also known as the
due to the name of the district) .
Mimar Sinan built several complees in various parts of
stanbul for this famous Grand Vizier of the period. The
mosque was originally built as part of a comple. However,
the other buildings in the comple have long gone, so
today the mosque stands on its own. The interior layout
is very similar to the Selimiye Mosque, albeit on a smaller
scale. One of the interesting aspects of the mosque is the
location of its minaret, which is separate from the building
and is connected to the portico via a bridge. The carved
grilles of the portal and windows as well as two staircases
leading to the enclosed portico reect the ne quality of
the marble carving minber which is also one of the must
see parts of the mosque. The detached minaret is a feature
that Mimar Sinan never used again. The Sokollu Mehmet
Pasha Hammam is situated opposite the mosque alas, the
features from Mimar Sinan’s period have been lost.
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