Ayazma Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- The primary school, the bathhouse and the timing room (muvakkithane), which were the annexes of the mosque, were demolished.
- The minaret was repaired and rebuilt at various periods.
- It underwent an extensive restoration in 1965.
- Prominent Features
- It is an example of a period shaped by the influences of European art along with Ottoman architecture.
- The rectangular planned mosque is covered with a large dome resting on four arches. There are verses written in Jeli script above the courtyard doors leading to the mosque.
- This section, which is adjacent to the mosque, is connected to the mosque by a two-storey gallery and is decorated with rich decorations. Blue and white tiles and a turban are prominent.
- The mihrab, the minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are decorated with marble and colored stones and are made with a magnificence unusual in Turkish art. In addition, bird houses are artistically crafted on the facade of the mosque.
- These works of art, miniature mansions located on the exterior of the mosque, are among the original details of the building.
- It has a cemetery containing many graves belonging to the courtiers.
