Davut Ağa Mosque

Davut Ağa Mosque

Year Built
1554 - 1555
Commissioned By
Davut Ağa, one of the Akhadım* Aghas of the Imperial Palace of Suleiman the Magnificent and Babüssaade (The Door of Felicity) Agha
Architect
Mimar Sinan
Location
Eyupsultan
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Changes After Construction

  1. At the end of the 19th century, the outer surface of the narthex was covered with wood.

  2. It was repaired by the Directorate General of Foundations in 1968.

  3. Recently, restoration work was completed and it was reopened for worship.

Featured Highlights

  • It is built with stone and wooden materials and has a square plan. Its minbar is wooden. Its roof is wooden and covered with tiles.

  • It is also known as “Kapıağası Mosque” and is recorded in “Tezkiretü’l-Ebniye” (The book containing the works of Mimar Sinan) as "The Mosque of Davud Ağa, the Imperial Palace Agha from Edirne Kapısı".

  • The mihrab was designed to project outwards.

  • The minaret is short, located on the right side of the building, and is made of stone; its cone is covered with lead.

  • The grave of its founder, Davut Ağa, is located in the graveyard of the mosque. He died in the year he had the mosque built.

  • Today, only one of its doors and its inscription remain original.

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