Mesih Ali Paşa Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- It was repaired by Beyhan Sultan, daughter of Mustafa III, in 1818.
- It was damaged in the earthquake of 1894 and was restored.
- It was repaired in 1936-1939 and 1955-1957 during the Republic period.
- The upper part and cone of the minaret were renewed over time.
- Prominent features
- In addition to the classical Ottoman architecture, the mosque has an innovative style with unique keys.
- The mosque, built with cut stone material, has a courtyard with porticos. The courtyard has twelve domed porticos. The mosque’s narthex is in two rows and the wooden-roofed outer portico is shaped with four marble columns. The Harim has a four-row window arrangement.
- Its main dome is supported by high and pointed arches resting on eight supports. Eight octagonal weight towers allow the dome to be perceived from the outside.
- The area around the mihrab is covered with green tile panels. The tile panels are decorated with rumi-palmette decorations. Hand-drawn works and are examples of 16th and 18th century Ottoman art. The marble minbar has geometric interlaced railings and palmette decorations.
- The minaret rising from the northwestern corner of the mosque has a polygonal body Its muqarnas balcony is decorated with geometric reliefs.
- The fountains are decorated with inscriptions about the building’s construction and repair. The fountains are crowned with Baroque curved arches and have relief decorations.
