Tantavizade Mosque

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Construction Year:

1869

Location:

Eyüpsultan, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Tantavizade Mehmet Halit Efendi (One of the leading philanthropists of the period)

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction:
  • No detailed information could be obtained about the changes that the mosque went through after its construction.
  • Nazım Bey Square Fountain was built next to the mosque in 1925.
- Prominent Features:
  • Tantavizade Mosque is a building that reflects the characteristics of 19th century Ottoman architecture. The architectural details and interior decorations of the mosque reflect the aesthetic understanding of the period.
  • It is also known as Tantavi Mosque and Yeni Mahalle Mosque.