Hoca Hayreddin Pasha (Teacher of Mehmed the Conqueror)
Architects:
Unknown
- Changes after its construction
Mehmed the Conqueror expanded the mosque to add a minbar and had a new mihrab built.
The first structure is domed and there are two more domes in the narthex.
The portico, which was destroyed in 1959-1960, was rebuilt.
The minaret was destroyed in the earthquake in 1956 and was rebuilt.
The wife of Ahmed Efendi the Judge of Damascus, son of Hayreddin Efendi, had her own house added to the mosque and had another mihrab built. Thus, the mosque became a three-mihrab mosque.
- Prominent features
It is also known as “Kazancılar Mosque” and “Hoca Hayreddin Mosque”.
The first addition to the mosque was destroyed over time and rebuilt and roofed during the reign of Abdulhamid II. Therefore, it is not known whether the first two sections had domes or not.
The damaged parts of the portico and windows were repaired with fine cut stone.
While the original stones were rubble, cut stone was used during the repair.
The inner surfaces of the porticoes were roughly worked with chisel and left unplastered, creating an ugly appearance.
The entire mosque was built with rubble stones.
The mihrab has a very pointed form.
The dome sits on a diamond-shaped band.
With the additions, two 2-meter wide passages were opened between the two main sections.
There is a difference of about 1.30 meters between the two stage levels.
The grave of Hoca Hayreddin, the founder of the mosque, is located behind the mihrab.