Ağalar Mosque
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- Changes after its construction
- In its first construction, it was a small and flat building; it had a wooden roof and a tiled roof.
- It was extensively repaired by Seyyid Mehmed Agha in 1723-24.
- It was used as a warehouse and dining hall in 1881, and was stripped of lead and left to collapse.
- After 1925, it underwent extensive restoration and was converted into a library and reading room.
- Prominent features
- It is also known as the Topkapı Palace Mosque or the Holy Relics Aga Mosque.
- It is a rectangular planned, transverse structure.
- The Harim was expanded and a mosque with a reading room was added.
- Stone and brick rows were used on the outer walls and it has round arched windows that were renewed in the 18th century.
- The walls of the adjacent masjid are decorated with 18th-century tiles.
- The upper part is covered with a large barrel vault, which is contrary to Turkish architectural tradition.
- It is said that the decision to abolish the Janissary Corps was taken here during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II.
