Ahmed Emir Buhari Mosque
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- Changes after its construction:
- It was built as a semahane in the 16th century on the vaults of the Vilakarna Palace from the Byzantine period.
- It was repaired in 1845, rebuilt in the mid-19th century and in 1962.
- After the closure of the dervish lodges in 1925, it fell into disrepair and was destroyed by fires in 1946 and 1962.
- It was restored by Fatih Municipality in 2008/2009 and opened for worship.
- Prominent Features:
- It is also known as the Sheikh Selim Tekke Mosque.
- It initially served as a dervish lodge and a mosque.
- It was built on a rectangular, barrel-vaulted substructure from the Byzantine period.
- The walls are built with rubble stones and reinforced with brick lines.
- While the mihrab has a plain structure in the old style, the minbar, pulpit and women’s gallery are made of wood.
- It has no minaret.
- What have survived to the present day are the ruins of the walls, the mihrab, the mihrab inscription and the tombs of the sheikhs buried in the graveyard.
