Kaptan Paşa Mosque
Changes After Construction:
- It was destroyed by fire in 1890 and was repaired by Şerife Nefise Hanım in the same year.
Prominent Features:
- It is a square-plan, single-domed mosque made of Kufeki stone.
- The mosque receives light from the upper and lower windows and has colored plaster grids on the upper windows, while the lower windows have classical iron bars and marble jambs.
- The marble minbar has exquisite workmanship; the side rails are latticed and the preacher’s pulpit is wooden.
- The mihrab is decorated with plaster stalactites, and the interior is decorated with tiles and hand-drawn works.
- The tiles were made in the Tekfur Palace near Edirnekapı and include the most beautiful examples of the 18th century.
