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Keçecipiri Mosque
Audio Narration
https://dijitalistanbul.org/dijitalistanbulaudio/50410.mp3
Construction Year:
16th century
Location:
Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Ordered by:
Keçecipiri Mehmet Ağa
Architect:
Unknown
- Changes after its construction
It was first built as a masjid and was changed into a mosque by Uncu Halil Ağa by adding a minbar.
It was rebuilt by Emetullah Kadın, the Başkadın (the title given to the imperial consort who gives birth to Sultan’s first child) of Ahmed III.
The school located below was also built as a part of the mosque, but it has not survived to the present day.
The mosque underwent various repairs over time and the narthex was added.
- Prominent Features
It was built on a total land of 868 m² and has a prayer area of 116 m².
It is a magnificent structure, there is a tomb at the bottom and this tomb belongs to Mehmet Efendi, the founder of the mosque.
The walls are made of masonry, the roof is covered with wood and brick. It is a domeless structure.
There is a stone minaret with a single balcony on the west facade.
There is a fountain on the courtyard wall, dated 1706-1707, it is known that the fountain was built by Hazinedar Eyüp Ağa.
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