Imrahor Mosque

Imrahor Mosque

Year Built
1597
Commissioned By
Hacı Mehmed Agha, equerry of the Grand Vizier Cağalazade Sinan Pasha
Architect
Unknown
Location
Uskudar
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Changes After Construction

  1. Its first restoration was carried out in 1898.

  2. The mosque, which fell into ruin in 1941, was repaired again in 1966.

  3. Restoration work was started by Üsküdar Municipality in 2023.

Featured Highlights

  • Also known as the Mirahur Mosque, the building has a square-plan, masonry structure; its walls have a cut stone appearance.

  • It has a wooden roof, a marble-covered mihrab, and a wooden minbar.

  • The base of the single-balcony minaret is made of cut stone, its top is brick, and it was later plastered with cement.

  • In the courtyard of the mosque are the Başkadın Fountain, Ibrahim Pasha Levelling Building and a charity stone.

  • Opposite the mosque is the Ayşe Sultan Darülkurra and a school built by the mosque's owner, Mihrimah Sultan.

  • The centuries-old plane tree and alms stone surrounding the mosque are also among its important elements.

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