Karacaahmet Mosque

Karacaahmet Mosque

Year Built
1795 (Reconstruction in 1855)
Commissioned By
Rodoslu Hacı Hafız Ahmet Agha (First), and his son Fethi Ahmed Pasha (Reconstruction)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Uskudar
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Changes After Construction

  1. The mosque, which was built of wood in 1795, was rebuilt in stone by Fethi Ahmed Pasha in 1855 when it fell into disrepair over time.

Featured Highlights

  • Also known as the Fethi Ahmed Pasha Mosque and the Behçet-i Rodosi Mosque, the building has masonry walls and a wooden roof.

  • At the entrance gate, there is a fourteen-line inscription written by the poet Şevket.

  • The mosque is accessed by fourteen steps and has a small narthex.

  • The minaret and the women's gallery can be reached from the stairs on the right.

  • Its interior is bright and spacious, its mihrab is marble and its minbar is wooden.

  • It has a single minaret with a single balcony.

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