Muradiye Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- It was built in 1898.
- A glass-fronted entrance has been added.
Prominent Features:
- It was built on an area of 1700 m². It has a rectangular plan and its exterior is completely covered with zinc sheets. It is covered with a tiled hipped roof.
- The courtyard of the mosque is shaped with steps as it is located on a sloping plot of land.
- It is a two-storey building; the upper floor is used as a women’s gallery with a balcony.
- The wooden ceiling is decorated with an eight-pointed star motif. The wooden minbar and preacher’s pulpit are decorated with plant motifs and have very detailed workmanship.
- The mihrab, which projects outwards in a semicircular shape, has a plain appearance.
- There are three rectangular windows on the west and east facades, and one on the beveled surfaces on the mihrab facade.
- The minaret was built independently of the mosque on the right side of the narthex. The minaret has a stubby base, a polygonal body and a closed balcony; its top ends with an onion cone.
- The mihrab protrusion attracts attention with its herringbone-arranged panels and the sun motif on it.
- The most distinctive feature of the mosque is that its exterior is covered with zinc sheets.
