Zalmahmut Paşa Mosque
- Changes the building has undergone since its construction
- The mosque lost its minaret in the 1894 earthquake and was subsequently rebuilt.
- The mosque, which had previously undergone several repairs, underwent extensive restoration between 1955-1963 and 2012-2015, after which it was opened for worship.
- Prominent features of the mosque
- It is part of a complex consisting of a mosque, a madrasah, a shrine and a fountain. The mosque is in the center, while the madrasah and the shrine are located around the courtyard. Next to the entrance gate, on Feshane Street, there is a rectangular-framed cut stone fountain.
- The mosque is built with alternating walls of stone and brick, which gives its exterior a red and white tone. The minaret of the mosque, which is covered by the main dome, has a thick body and a single balcony. The 17 columns and 15 domed arcades surrounding the inner courtyard, and the eight-columned fountain in the middle reflect the classical Ottoman aesthetics.
- The octagonal planned shrine is entered through a six-columned portico and receives light from classical ant-eyed windows. Zal Mahmud Pasha is buried in the shrine.
- There are high quality Iznik tiles from the period around the mihrab. The stonework of the minbar is very meticulous. The window arrangement in the mosque is arranged in double rows and at close intervals on the side walls, unlike Sinan’s other works.
