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.
