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The Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque () is a 16th-century Ottoman
mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...
located in the Eyüp district of
Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
, Turkey. It was designed by the imperial architect
Mimar Sinan Mimar Sinan (; , ; – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha (title), Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman Empire, Ottoman architect, engineer and mathematician for sultans Suleiman ...
and completed in 1590.


History

The building of the mosque was jointly endowed by Åžah Sultan and her second husband, the Bosnian born vizier, Zal Mahmud Pasha. Both had died in 1580. Åžah was one of the daughters of the sultan
Selim II Selim II (; ; 28 May 1524 – 15 December 1574), also known as Selim the Blond () or Selim the Drunkard (), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. He was a son of Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Hurrem Sul ...
and his wife Nurbanu Sultan. After the death of Åžah Sultan's first husband in 1574 she married Zal Mahmud Pasha who in 1553 under Suleiman I's orders had strangled
Şehzade Mustafa Şehzade Mustafa (; – 6 October 1553) was an Ottoman prince, son of sultan Suleiman I and his concubine Mahidevran Hatun. He was Suleiman's oldest survived son, the governor of Manisa from 1533 to 1541 and of Amasya from 1541 to 1553, whe ...
, a half-brother of Selim II and Suleiman's eldest son. The mosque was designed by the imperial architect
Mimar Sinan Mimar Sinan (; , ; – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha (title), Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman Empire, Ottoman architect, engineer and mathematician for sultans Suleiman ...
. Building work began in 1577 but was not completed until 1590, two years after Sinan's death.


Architecture

The ''
mihrab ''Mihrab'' (, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "''qibla'' wall". ...
'' is surrounded by a border of
Iznik tiles Iznik pottery, or Iznik ware, named after the town of İznik in Anatolia where it was made, is a decorated ceramic that was produced from the last quarter of the 15th century until the end of the 17th century. Turkish stylization is a reflection ...
.


Gallery

File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 8567.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque exterior view from Selahi Mehmet Efendi Cami File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 5115.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque view from garden File:Zal Mahmut Pasha tomb 5111.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque inside türbe File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 4732.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque exterior File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 5130.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque interior south to north File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 4704.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque interior File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 5132.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque interior view from first floor File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 5133.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque interior view from first floor File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 4719.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque top minber File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 4711.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque top mihrab File:Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque 4710.jpg, Zal Mahmut Pasha mosque tiles round mihrab


See also

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List of Friday mosques designed by Mimar Sinan This is a list of the Friday mosques for which the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan claimed responsibility in his autobiographies. Of the 77 mosques in the list, 39 are in Istanbul. Background Mimar Sinan was appointed to the post of chief Otto ...


References


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External links


Zal Mahmud Paşa Külliyesi
Archnet
Photographs of the Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque by Dick Osseman
{{Mosques in Turkey Religious buildings and structures completed in 1590 Mimar Sinan buildings Ottoman mosques in Istanbul Eyüp Mosques completed in the 1590s