Sadi Kazgani Mosque

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Construction Year:

15th century (After the Conquest of Istanbul)

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Sadüddin Mehmed Efendi (Boilermaker/Chief Coppersmith of Mehmed the Conqueror)

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  • It was completely burned down in a great fire in 1918, leaving only its outer walls
    remaining.
  • It remained in this dilapidated state until 1968 and was then repaired and revived by a
    philanthropist under the supervision of the Directorate General of Foundations between
    1968 and 1971.
- Prominent features
  • It is a square-plan, masonry and roofed building.
  • The roof is covered with tiles.
  • The inner wall skirts are covered with Kütahya tiles in 10 rows.
  • The minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood, and the mihrab is decorated
    with Kütahya tiles.
  • There are two rectangular windows on each wall except the mihrab wall.
  • The ceiling of the mosque is made of wood, and the muezzin’s gallery is also made of
    wood, like the upper gallery.
  • The narthex has a glass-fronted window.
  • The single-balcony minaret on the right side of the mosque is made of brick and stone
    imitation.
  • It is covered with a lead cone.
  • The entrance to the minaret is at the muezzin gallery on the right.
  • On the right, in front of the minaret, there is a small cemetery where the graves of the
    mosque founder and some important people are located.