Hoca Kasım Günani Mosque

Hoca Kasım Günani Mosque

Year Built
15th century (the period of Fatih Sultan Mehmet)
Commissioned By
Hoca Kasım Gunani
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. It was repaired and revived in 1835 during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II.

  2. In 1970, the wooden cladding was renewed under the supervision of the Foundations Administration.

Featured Highlights

  • It is also known as Meydancık Mosque.

  • According to legend, it is also known as the "Hasan Husayn Mosque" because two men named Hasan and Hussein, who were martyred in the service of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, were buried here.

  • It is n elevated building with wooden cladding; its roof is wooden and its walls are covered with hand-drawn decorations.

  • Its interior area is 110 m². Its minbar, pulpit, mihrab and women's gallery are made of wood.

  • There are four long windows on the street side, one above the other, and two windows to the right and left of the altar.

  • Its single-balcony minaret was made of brick and later plastered with concrete.

  • In front of the mosque, the shrine of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari and the shrine of another of the honorable companions, Jafar b. Abdullah al-Ansari, are located.

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