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The net stop on the tour is the
(1558) . The tomb of Kara
Ahmet Pasha, who was one of the Grand Viziers of Sultan
Süleyman the Magnicent, is situated within the courtyard
of the comple. The courtyard of the mosque was
surrounded on three sides by the rooms of the madrasah and
the ablution fountain was built in the middle. The mosque
and the madrasah were built according to a plan similar
to the Sinan Pasha Mosque in Beikta. After construction
commenced, Kara Ahmet Pasha was eecuted and the
mosque and comple were completed under the direction
of a trustee. We recommend that you take a closer look at
the painted wall decorations as well as the marble minber.
At Silivrikap portal on the city walls, which you can reach
by public transport, stands the
(1551) , which is one of the best preserved
mosques by Mimar Sinan. As we have seen, Sinan tried to
include new ideas in almost every one of his major buildings
and here he tried a new method using ying buttresses.
The was
mostly built by Mimar Sinan but it has lost almost all of its
original features. However, if you have already visited the
Hadm brahim Pasha Mosque, it is worth taking a short
walk to this masjid as well. The masjid was also known
as (with oak beams) because of the oak beams
protruding from the plasterwork. Like many of the original
features, the protruding beams were also lost.