The Sinan Pasha Mosque ( tr, Sinan Paşa Camii) is an 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 a densely populated district of Beşiktaş, in

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

, Turkey. It was built by the Ottoman architect

Mimar Sinan Mimar Sinan ( ota, معمار سينان, translit=Mi'mâr Sinân, , ) ( 1488–1490 – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman architect ( tr, l ...

for the admiral

Sinan Pasha Koca Sinan Pasha ( tr, Koca Sinan Paşa, "Sinan the Great"; c. 1506 - 3 April 1596) was an Albanian-born Ottoman Grand Vizier, military figure, and statesman. From 1580 until his death he served five times as Grand Vizier. In a Ragusan docume ...

. The ''

türbe ''Türbe'' is the Turkish word for "tomb". In Istanbul it is often used to refer to the mausolea of the Ottoman sultans and other nobles and notables. The word is derived from the Arabic ''turbah'' (meaning ''"soil/ground/earth"''), which ...

'' (tomb) of Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha is located just across the street.

History

The mosque was endowed by the Ottoman admiral

who was the younger brother of the grand vizier

Rüstem Pasha Rüstem Pasha (; ota, رستم پاشا; 1505 – 10 July 1561) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier to Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. Rüstem Pasha is also known as Damat Rüstem Pasha (the epithet '' damat'' meaning 'son ...

. The mosque was designed by the imperial architect

. Sinan Pasha died in 1554 and work began after his death. The gilded Arabic foundation inscription above the arched gateway of the mosque records the completion date as November/December 1555. The Turkish inscription carved around the white marble fountain basin in the courtyard records the date as 1555–56.

Architecture

The forecourt of the mosque is surrounded on three sides by the ''madrasa''. This has a shed roof supported on short columns and lacks a classroom. At the centre of the courtyard is a rectangular drinking fountain. The mosque is constructed of alternating layers of ashlar and brick. The north side of the mosque originally had a double portico but in 1749 the inner portico with five domes was incorporated into the prayer hall. The dome is supported on six arches with two free-standing hexagonal piers. The original painted decoration has not survived. The simple ''minbar'' is made of white marble. The bath-house, which formed part of the original endowment, was demolished in 1957. The design of the Sinan Pasha Mosque has been compared with the earlier

Üç Şerefeli Mosque The Üç Şerefeli Mosque ( tr, Üç Şerefeli Camii) is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque in Edirne, Turkey. History The Üç Şerefeli Mosque was commissioned by Ottoman sultan Murad II (1421–1444,1446– 1451), and built between 1438 and 1447. ...

Edirne Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis ( Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders ...

which dates from 1437 to 1448. In both mosques a dome is supported on six arches with two free-standing piers.

Gallery

File:Sinan_Pasha_Mosque_1.jpg File:Sinan Pasha Mosque 5939.jpg, Sinan Pasha Mosque exterior from southwest File:Sinan Pasha Mosque, dome and minaret.jpg, Domes and minaret File:Sinan Pasha Mosque 5981.jpg, Sinan Pasha Mosque interior File:Sinan Pasha Mosque 5985.jpg, Sinan Pasha Mosque interior File:Sinan Pasha Mosque 0675.jpg, Sinan Pasha Mosque interior

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