Firuz Ağa Mosque

Firuz Ağa Mosque

Year Built
1490 - 91
Commissioned By
Firuz Agha (Chief Treasurer of Sultan Bayezid II)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. Although its minaret and various parts were damaged in the earthquake in 1648, it has survived to this day in its original state.

  2. During the Alemdar Incident of 1808, the primary school around the mosque and the tomb where Firuz Agha was buried in the graveyard were destroyed.

  3. During road widening works after 1865, the courtyard of the mosque was reduced and Firuz Agha's tomb was destroyed.

  4. During the landscaping work in 1938, the mosque's graveyard was completely destroyed.

  5. Over time, the houses and shops around it have disappeared.

  6. Firuz Agha's marble coffin was moved to the left wall where the minaret is located.

Featured Highlights

  • It is one of the important examples of single-domed Ottoman mosque architecture.

  • It is influenced by the Bursa style.

  • The main room, built with cut stone walls, has a square plan.

  • The narthex consists of three sections, each with arches, four columns and covered with three small domes.

  • The entrance is in a wide arched portal niche (wall carving).

  • On the belt, there is an inscription written in Sheikh Hamdullah calligraphy with four lines and eight cartouches, and the word "Muhammad" is carved inside two medallions.

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