Aynul Hayat Hatun Mosque

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Construction Year:

Second half of the 18th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Aynul Hayat Hatun (Sultan Mustafa III’s concubine)

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction:
  • It was restored by F. Şahabettin Durmuşoğlu in 1992.
- Prominent Features:
  • It is a square-shaped building covering an area of 120 m².
  • The upper gallery is on two concrete pillars.
  • Its mihrab is plain, its minbar and preacher’s pulpit are made of wood.
  • There are two windows on the mihrab wall and two long windows on the right and left walls.
  • The inner wall skirts are covered with wooden paneling about one meter above the ground.
  • The roof is tiled, the ceiling is concrete and covered with wood.
  • At the entrance door, a verse of the Quran is written in gold leaf on the marble.
  • The temple, which has two entrances, does not have a minaret.