The Murat Paşa Mosque () is an
Ottoman mosque
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Originally, mosques were si ...
in the
Muratpaşa
Muratpaşa is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 96 km2, and its population is 526,293 (2022). The district covers part of the city centre of Antalya, and has a coastline of . The Medite ...
borough of
Antalya
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,
Turkey
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Architecture
It was commissioned by Murat Pasha of
Karaman
Karaman is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the seat of Karaman Province and Karaman District.[Seljuk Seljuk (, ''Selcuk'') or Saljuq (, ''Saljūq'') may refer to:
* Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia
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art of calligraphy. The altar next to the marble pulpit worked with reliefs is a simple construction. The last congregation place is covered with three domes rising above pointed arches of coloured stone on four round columns.
See also
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List of mosques
Lists of mosques cover mosques, places of worship for Muslims. These lists are primarily arranged by continent, with the exception of lists for the largest, tallest, and oldest mosques.
Asia
* List of mosques in Asia
** List of mosques in Afghani ...
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Ottoman architecture
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Mosques completed in the 1570s
Ottoman mosques in Antalya
Tourist attractions in Antalya
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1570
Mosque buildings with domes in Turkey
Mosque buildings with minarets in Turkey
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