Mihrişah Valide Sultan Mosque

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Construction Year:

1750

Location:

Beykoz, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Mihrişah Sultan

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes the building has undergone since ist construction
  • It was restored in 1835 by the decree of Sultan Mahmud II.
  • The mosque’s minaret was demolished in the 1930s, and for a while it was used locally by Anadolu Hisarı Sports Club and various political parties.
  • The mosque was completely demolished in the 1950s due to the public’s reaction to the mosque being used for purposes other than worship.
  • It was rebuilt in accordance with its original structural plan within the scope of the Küçüksu Picnic Area project in 2013-2014.
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- Prominent features of the mosque
  • Mihrişah Valide Sultan Mosque was ordered tob e built by Mihrişah Sultan, the wife of Mustafa III, for the Royal Guards’ Guild (Bostancı Ocağı). The mosque is one of the typically modest mosques of the Bosphorus.
  • The mosque has a single minaret and single balcony, a 214 square meter floor area, and a masonry walled, wooden hipped roof structure.
  • The mosque lost its congregation after Küçüksu Pavilion was allocated to the statesmen in the 1930s and its minaret was demolished.
  • The mosque hosted various social and cultural events of the Ottoman and Republican periods over the years and was completely demolished in 1959 due to public outcry.
  • The mosque, which was rebuilt in accordance with its original in 2013-2014, is now also known as Göksu Mosque and Küçüksu Mosque.