Akören Cedid Ali Paşa Mosque

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CONSTRUCTION YEAR:

1552

LOCATION:

Silivri, İstanbul

ORDERED BY:

Cedid Ali Pasha

ARCHITECTS:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The original stone-clad façade has been preserved.
  • Although the classical Ottoman architectural features of the mosque have beenpreserved, various maintenance and repairs have been made over time.
  • The women gallery is accessed via the minaret staircase, and this structural featurehas been preserved.
Prominent Features:
  • It is the mosque with the thickest stone walls among the hipped-roof mosques in the province.
  • It has classical Ottoman architecture with its stone-clad façade and arched, barredwindows.
  • There is a historical fountain with the same name next to the mosque.