Münzevi Mosque

Audio Narration:

DATE

1545

LOCATION

Eyüpsultan, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Münzevi Süleyman Effendi (Süleyman Subaşı)

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes the building has undergone since its construction
  • It underwent extensive restoration in 2005-2006; during this process, it lost some of its originality. A cultural center was also added to the mosque during the restoration.
  • While it had a squat minaret with white plaster before the restoration, a new minaret with brickwork and a muqarnas balcony was built with the restoration.
- Prominent features of the mosque
  • It is a building with rubble stone walls and a wooden roof. The small minaret on the right was renovated with brickwork and a muqarnas balcony during the restoration.
  • The tomb of its benefactor, Münzevi Süleyman Effendi, is located in the mosque’s graveyard.
  • There are rumors that the mosque belongs to Mimar Sinan.
  • With the cultural center added during the restoration, the mosque today functions not only as a place of worship but also as a cultural hub.