The Küçük Mecidiye Mosque ( tr, Küçük Mecidiye Camii) is an
Ottoman mosque in the
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...
district of
Istanbul,
Turkey. It was built from the order of Sultan
Abdülmecid I by Nigoğos Balyan, member of the
Balyan family. The mosque is located on the Çırağan Street near the entrance to the
Yıldız Park. Beşiktaş Police Station is located nearby,
Çırağan Palace is across the street.
See also
*
Islamic architecture
*
List of mosques
This is an incomplete list of some of the more famous mosques around the world.
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
References
Small mosques, mosque complexes (Külliye) and masjidsat Ministry of Culture and Tourism
External links
Images of Küçük Mecidiye Mosque
Mosques completed in 1848
Ottoman mosques in Istanbul
NigoÄŸayos Balyan buildings
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
19th-century religious buildings and structures in Turkey
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