Vasat Atik Ali Mosque
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Construction Year:
1502-1512
Location:
Fatih, İstanbul
Ordered by:
Hadım Ali Pasha (Grand Vizier of the reign of Bayezid II)
Architects:
Unknown
- Changes after its construction
- It was significantly damaged by the earthquake, and its minaret and three masonry arches in the inner courtyard were destroyed up to the balcony or completely.
- It underwent a major renovation in the 1680s.
- According to some sources, it was repaired again in the 18th century and its gate was built.
- It was restored by the Directorate General of Foundations in 1956-1957.
- The inscription above the single entrance door belongs to the famous Ottoman calligrapher M. Rakım Efendi.
- Prominent features
- It is also known as “Atik Ali Paşa Mosque”, “Vasat Ali Paşa Mosque” and “Zincirli Kuyu Mosque”.
- The building, which bears the characteristics of Ottoman architecture, is similar in style of Ulu Mosque in Bursa and has a rectangular plan and many domes.
- The Harim (Prayer Hall) section is covered with a total of 9 domes, 6 of which are on two pillars, and the narthex is covered with 3 domes.
- The walls are built of cut stone and brick in alternating rows.
- It is clear that the minaret, especially its base, was not built in the same period as the mosque.
- There are four buttresses on the walls opposite the arches on which the domes rest on the side and rear facades.
- Its mihrab is made of plaster and designed with 6 rows of almonds and tassels at the end; however, it is thought to be new.
- The minbar is made of stone and painted with oil paint.
- The entrance to the single-balcony minaret is from the outside and the body is connected to the base by triangles.
- The body of the minaret is made of cut stone, and there are bagel reliefs on the outside, after the base triangles and under the balcony.
- The balcony railings have geometric reliefs, and the bottom of the balcony has spiral grooves.
- The gallery and the pulpit inside are made of wood.