Şebsefa Hatun Mosque
- Changes After Its Construction
- With the raising of the street level in 1941, the mosque remained lower, and the courtyard wall and entrance doors were partially buried.
- In the 1940s, the basins and pipes of the fountains on both sides of the courtyard gate disappeared, and today they remain in place as solid marble blocks.
- The windows of the narthex have been separated from their original form by being covered with glass and metal.
- Prominent features
- The mosque was built in the Baroque style. It was built using stone and brick materials and reflects the characteristics of the period.
- Since the mosque is located on a high cellar, the entrance is provided by a two-way staircase.
- The Sultan’s Lodge on the upper floor is one of the first examples of architectural design that allows the narthex to be perceived as a whole.
- The squinched dome on the mosque has a drum with sixteen windows, sitting on an octagonal base. A weight tower has been added to each side of the dome.
- The facades, enlivened with different materials and various window openings, carry the rich details of the Baroque style.
- Şepsefa Hatun had the mosque built in memory of her son, Şehzade Mehmed.
