Moda Mosque

AUDIO NARRATION:

CONSTRUCTION YEAR:

1962

LOCATION:

Kadıköy, İstanbul

ORDERED BY:

Unknown

ARCHITECTS:

Unknown

Changes After Its Construction:
  • The mosque inscriptions were written by calligrapher Hamid Aytaç in 1982.
  • The building has undergone various restorations over the years and its interiordecorations have been preserved and updated.
Prominent Features:
  • The mosque is also known as the "Gülbahçesi (Rosarium) Mosque" because it was builton rose gardens.
  • Its walls and dome are reinforced concrete.
  • The mihrab is covered with tiles, the minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made ofmarble.
  • It is a building with a single minaret and a single balcony.
  • Its interior decor features hand-drawn details and calligraphy.
  • The patterns and stained-glass windows inside the dome add an aesthetic atmosphereto the mosque.