Emin Mosque

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Construction Year:

1570

Location:

Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Shipyard Chief Hasan Efendi

Architect:

Mimar Sinan

- Changes after its construction
  • It was repaired by the Cezayirli Hasan Pasha Foundation in the 19th century.
  • In the earthquake of 1894, its walls and dome cracked and the upper part of its minaret collapsed.
  • It underwent extensive repairs in 1952.
  • The annex, which was built as a neighborhood school, was later used as a police station and today serves as a Quran school.
  • The wooden construction of the roof was converted into reinforced concrete over time.
  • The southern wall of the mosque has preserved its originality completely, and only the entrance door of the northern wall has preserved its originality.
- Prominent Features
  • It is also known as Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque, Emin Bey Mosque and Şehremini Hüseyin Çelebi Mosque.
  • It was built on a total land of 1067 m².
  • It has a wooden and tiled roof structure.
  • Its walls are made of masonry and its minaret is made of brick.
  • There is a men’s Quran school in the courtyard of the mosque.
  • There are two graves in the courtyard, whose identity is unknown.
  • The tombstone of Hasan Çelebi, after whom the mosque was named by Mimar Sinan, is located in the courtyard of the mosque.
  • There is a fountain in the courtyard wall of the mosque, in accordance with classical Ottoman architecture.
  • There are 20-30 congregations for daily prayers and approximately 500 for Friday prayers.
  • The founder of the mosque, Emin Agha, is buried in the mosque’s graveyard.