Piri Mehmet Paşa Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- The base of the single-balcony minaret at the northwest corner of the building is original, and the upper part was rebuilt in the 18th century.
- Repairs were carried out by Sadeddin Bey, the trustee of the complex, in 1765-66 (it is stated in the repair inscriptions).
- The shops were repaired in 1895-96, but today they are in their renovated state.
- Restorations were made throughout the building at various periods, and the inn, primary school and muvakkithane (timekeeping room) have survived to the present day.
Prominent Features:
- The complex initially consisted of sections such as a mosque, a madrasah, a guesthouse, a soup kitchen, a dining hall, a primary school, a kitchen, a cellar, a bakery, a woodshed, a soup kitchen (stable), shops, rooms, a timekeeping room and a graveyard.
- It is included in the class of mosques with zawiyas (with a kitchen).
- The main prayer hall is covered with a dome.
- The mihrab is covered with a half dome and protrudes outwards.
- The side rooms (with a kitchen) on the east and west facades are covered with domes and have pendentive transitions.
- The narthex has five sections and is covered with domes.
- The hand-drawn works inside the dome, on the arches and around the windows have been renewed; the “Ayat al-Qursi” is located in the center of the main dome.
