Bozhane Mosque

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Construction Year:

1909 - 1910

Location:

Beykoz, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Unknown

Architects:

Unknown, but it is thought that it may have been indirectly influenced by Mimar Kemaleddin Bey, one of the important architects of the period.

Changes After Construction:
  • Its predecessor is the wooden Kabasakal Mosque built in the 17th century, but it was demolished because of its dilapidation.
  • The mosque was used without a minaret during the Balkan Wars and World War I.
  • In 1953, a reinforced concrete single-balcony minaret was added.
  • The minaret is not compatible with the original architectural style.
Prominent Features:
  • It has a rectangular plan almost square and a narthex with three units. It is made of masonry (stone and brick). It has a Marseille type tiled roof. It is a high-rise building, the lower floor is used as a place of ablution.
  • Pointed arched windows and doors attract attention. There are plaster grids on the upper floor windows.
  • There are wooden eaves and a symmetrical façade layout. The fact that the narthex is kept lower than the main walls gives the mosque a magnificent appearance.
  • There is a decoration with a passionflower motif in the centre of the wooden ceiling.
  • The mihrab and the minbar are quite plain. There is a verse inscription on the mihrab dated 1951.
  • The floor of gallery is supported by four wooden poles and is reached by a winding staircase.
  • The reinforced concrete single-balcony minaret added in 1953 is not fully compatible with the original architecture.
  • It continues its existence today as an important village mosque bearing the traces of the National Architectural Style.