Muradiye Mosque

Muradiye Mosque

Year Built
1898-1899
Commissioned By
Server Ağa (Chief Agha of Perestü Kadın, stepmother of Abdul Hamid II), Nasezâ Kalfa, Ferahnâk Kalfa, Halime Hatun
Architect
Unknown
Location
Besiktas
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Changes After Construction

  1. It was built in 1898.

  2. A glass-fronted entrance has been added.

Featured Highlights

  • 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.

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