Anasayfa Mosque

Büyük Selimiye Mosque

The narthex was changed and the minarets were rebuilt by Sultan Mahmud II in 1810-1811.
The minarets were destroyed in the lodos storm in 1823, but were quickly renovated.
Extensive repairs were carried out between 1954-1959 and 1967.
It underwent extensive restoration between 1999-2002.
The Sultan’s Pavilion is currently used as the İbrahim Hakkı Konyalı Library.

It was built in the Baroque style and some of its details were in the Empire style.
The mosque is a central single-domed structure, the main dome rests on four large arches and there are large windows in the dome drum.
The hand-drawn decorations inside the mosque and the placement of the Surah al-Fath (“The Chapter of the Conquest”, one of the chapters of the Holy Quran) on the mosque’s belt refer to the conquest ideals of Selim III.
The asymmetrical layout of the Sultan’s Lodge adds an innovative dimension to the architecture of the mosque.
It has a main entrance accessed by double-sided ramps and a simple courtyard without a portico.
Within the complex, there is a bathhouse, a primary school (today it is a children’s library), a timing room (muvakkithane) and fountains.
The mosque has been used for military funerals since the 19th century.