The Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque ( tr, Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii) is a 15th-century
Ottoman mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
located in the
Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of the
Fatih
Fatih () is a district of and a municipality (''belediye'') in Istanbul, Turkey, and home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the governor's office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office) but not the co ...
district in
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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. Its construction was started under the orders of the future
Grand Vizier
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Hadım Atik Ali Pasha
Hadim is a town and district of Konya Province in the Akdeniz region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 59,941 of which 16,620 live in the town of Hadim. History
The area now known as Hadim was settled by a tribe o ...
in 1496 and was completed in 1497, during the reign of Sultan
Bayezid II
Bayezid II ( ota, بايزيد ثانى, Bāyezīd-i s̱ānī, 3 December 1447 – 26 May 1512, Turkish: ''II. Bayezid'') was the eldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. During his reign, ...
. The mosque is located near the entrance to the
Kapalıçarşı
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(Grand Bazaar), the
Column of Constantine
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, and the historical
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
The Nuruosmaniye Mosque ( tr, Nuruosmaniye Camii) is an 18th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2016 it was inscribed in the Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey ...
.
See also
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Islamic architecture
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*
List of mosques
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List
See also
* Islamic architecture
* List of largest mosques
* List of the oldest mosques in the world
** List of mosques that are mentioned by name in the Q ...
*
Ottoman architecture
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File:Atik Ali Pasha Mosque 6207.jpg, Atik Ali Pasha Mosque back side seen from nearby han
File:Atik Ali Pasha Mosque 6235.jpg, Atik Ali Pasha Mosque facade
File:Atik Ali Pasha Mosque 6230.jpg, Atik Ali Pasha Mosque front
File:Atik Ali Pasha Mosque 6453.jpg, Atik Ali Pasha Mosque interior
File:Atik Ali Pasha Mosque 6239.jpg, Atik Ali Pasha Mosque from Divan Yolu
References
Atik Ali Pasha Mosqueat ArchNet.org
Atik Ali Pasha Mosqueat Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality website
External links
Images of Atik Ali Pasha MosqueTens of pictures of the mosque
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1497
Ottoman mosques in Istanbul
15th-century mosques
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