Eyüp Sultan Mosque
- Changes the building has undergone since its construction
- It was seriously damaged in the great Istanbul earthquake of 1766 and was rebuilt later.
- Selim III, continuing his great-grandfather’s legacy, had the mosque rebuilt by Uzun Hüseyin Efendi between 1798-1800.
- Some parts of the mosque were repaired again during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II in the 1800s.
- Prominent features of the mosque
- It is one of the holy places of the Ottoman period. The mosque houses the tomb of the companion of the Prophet Muhammad, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.
- The mosque has historical importance as the place where the sword-girding ceremonies of the Ottoman sultans were held.
- It attracts attention with its interior, large courtyard and elegant porticos.
- There are structures such as a madrasah, a fountain and a tomb in the mosque courtyard.
- Eyüp Sultan Tomb is the most visited part of the mosque and has an intense spiritual atmosphere.
