Kiremitçi Ahmet Mosque

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Construction Year:

1455

Location:

Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Kiremitçi Ahmet Ağa

Architects:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • Its minbar was added by Esedullah Ağa, who served as Kapıcıbaşı (the chief doorkeeper) in the palace, and his wife Ayni Hatun.
  • It underwent extensive repairs in 1889.
  • It was restored by the Directorate Regional of Foundations in 1994.
Prominent Features:
  • It was built on a 200 m² land.
  • Its walls are made of stone, and the muezzin’s gallery and minbar are made of wood.
  • It has a single-balcony minaret made of red brick, which is why it is known among the public as the “Kırmızı Minare (Red Minaret) Mosque”.
  • Its founder, Ahmet Ağa, is buried in a surrounded grave next to the mosque.