Ahmediye Mosque

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Construction Year:

1722

Location:

Üsküdar, İstanbul

Ordered by:

İbn'ul Emin Ahmed Agha (Shipyard Chief)

Architect:

Kayseri Mehmed Agha

- Changes after its construction
  • The mosque fell into disrepair over time and was repaired in 1861, 1885 and 1965.
  • With the arrangement of the area in 2008, the area where the mosque is located was named Ahmediye District.
- Prominent Features
  • It is also known as Kefçe Dede Mosque.
  • The mosque has a square plan and is made of rubble stone, with a cut stone minaret on the left.
  • The mosque has an octagonal drum structure with a dome resting on segmented squinches; the mihrab is a plastered niche and the minbar is made of marble.
  • In the graveyard of the mosque are the graves of Ibn’ul Emin Ahmed Agha and Kefçe Dede, who had the first masjid built.
  • To the right of the main courtyard gate on Gündoğumu Street is a marble fountain, and to the left is an elegant public fountain.
  • There is a room behind the fountain and a water source repaired by Tiryal Hanım on the side of the fountain.
  • The complex attracts attention with its octagonal and domed classroom receiving light from twelve windows.
  • The madrasah section has two branches and eleven rooms, and contains domed rooms, windows opening onto the arcaded courtyard, cupboards and stoves.
  • The library building combines Neoclassical and Ottoman architectural elements with its eight lower and six upper windows, a toilet opening onto a portico, and wooden columns.
  • Today, one part of the madrasah is used as a Quran school, and the other part is used as a soup kitchen.