Molla Hüsrev Mosque

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Construction Year:

15th century (est. 1465)

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Sheikh al-Islam Molla Hüsrev Mehmed (One of the scholars of the Mehmed the Conqueror era)

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  • The mosque was destroyed over time and was rebuilt in the 19th century as a square-
    plan, upper-story, roofed and masonry building.
  •  Its foundation charter, dating back to 1465, is also mentioned in the foundation charter of
    the mosque in Vefa, which bears the same name.
- Prominent features
  • There are shops underneath.
  • The minbar, pulpit and interior ceiling are made of wood.
  • Its mihrab protrudes outwards and is made of stone.
  • The balcony of the minaret above the entrance door of the mosque has iron railings.
  • The cone of the minaret is onion-shaped and made of metal.
  • The mosque, which is accessed by stairs, does not have a women gallery.
  • There is one long window on the right and left of the mihrab wall, and three long
    windows on the right wall.
  • It is one of the three Molla Hüsrev mosques in Istanbul.
  • Its founder died in 1480 and was buried in the graveyard of his madrasah in Bursa.