Damat Ibrahim Paşa Mosque

Damat Ibrahim Paşa Mosque

Year Built
1720
Commissioned By
Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha (Grand Vizier of Sultan Ahmed III)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. The entire complex was restored between 1959 and 1966.

  2. It was restored again in 2014.

Featured Highlights

  • It is also known as Darü'l-Hadis Mosque and Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha Mosque.

  • The mosque has a square plan and a single dome. Its dome rises on an octagonal drum from the outside. The interior decorations are adorned with hand-drawn works.

  • The wooden entrance door has embossed floral decorations. The door frames have gilded muqarnas.

  • The floor is paved with hexagonal stones. The mihrab is pentagonal in shape and is decorated with flower motifs and hand-drawn works. On both sides of the mihrab are floral patterns such as tulips and hyacinths.

  • It has a single balcony and was added later; its date is unknown.

  • The mosque courtyard does not have a proper plan and there is an octagonal fountain in the middle. The fountain, which has a wooden roof, has been repaired recently.

  • The Darü'l-Hadis rooms, consisting of 13 rooms, surround the courtyard. Some of these rooms were used as libraries. The famous Istanbulite poet Nedim worked as a librarian here.

  • The graves of Damat Ibrahim Pasha and his relatives are located in the graveyard of the complex.

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