The Old Mosque ( tr, Eski Camii), also known as Grand Mosque ( tr, Ulucami),
is an early 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, ...
in
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 ...
, Turkey.
History
It was built from the order of Emir Süleyman, and completed under the rule of his brother, Sultan
Mehmet I
Mehmed I ( 1386 – 26 May 1421), also known as Mehmed Çelebi ( ota, چلبی محمد, "the noble-born") or Kirişçi ( el, Κυριτζής, Kyritzis, "lord's son"), was the Ottoman sultan from 1413 to 1421. The fourth son of Sultan Bayez ...
. The mosque is located in the historical center of the city, near the market and close to other prominent historical mosques,
Selimiye Mosque and
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. ...
. The mosque is covered by 9 domes supported on four columns. The mosque had originally a single
minaret, the taller one was later built by
Murat II
Murad II ( ota, مراد ثانى, Murād-ı sānī, tr, II. Murad, 16 June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1444 and again from 1446 to 1451.
Murad II's reign was a period of important economic deve ...
.The mosque without a courtyard is entered through three doors. Inside the mosque large
calligraphy works can be seen.
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Gallery
File:Interior_of_Old_Mosque_in_Edirne.jpg, The interior of the mosque
File:Edirne Old Mosque from the front 0198.jpg, Edirne Old Mosque from the front 0198
File:Edirne Old Mosque 0098.jpg, Edirne Old Mosque 0098
File:Edirne Old Mosque 2846.jpg, Edirne Old Mosque 2846
File:Edirne Old Mosque march 2017 2853.jpg, Edirne Old Mosque March 2017 2853
File:Dcp7323-Edirne-Eski Camii Allah.jpg, Mural calligraphy on exterior wall: "Allah"
File:Eski Cami.jpg, Mural calligraphy on exterior wall: "Muhammad"
See also
* Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early history of Islam to the present day. The Islamic world encompasses a wide geographic ...
* List of mosques
* Ottoman architecture
Ottoman architecture is the architectural style that developed under the Ottoman Empire. It first emerged in northwestern Anatolia in the late 13th century and developed from earlier Seljuk Turkish architecture, with influences from Byzantine a ...
* List of Turkish Grand Mosques
References
Eski Camii
Archnet
External links
Photographs of the Eski Camii taken by Dick Osseman
15th-century mosques
Ottoman mosques in Edirne
Mosques in Edirne
Tourist attractions in Edirne
Ottoman architecture in Edirne
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Mosque buildings with domes
Mosques completed in 1414