Yarhisar Mosque

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Construction Year:

1461

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Yarhisarlı Mustafa Muslihiddin Efendi (One of the scholars of the Mehmed the Conqueror era, Judge of Istanbul)

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  • It was devastated and turned into ruins in the Great Istanbul Fire.
  • It was revived in 1955 with the contributions of philanthropist Mustafa Şişmanoğlu.
  • It took its current form with the repairs carried out in 1981 and a single-row rear gallery was added to its interior.
- Prominent features
  • Just below the mosque, there is a classical period fountain known as the “Kadi Fountain”.
  • It was built with a single dome.
  • There is a two-part narthex, which was later closed with glass and used as a women’s gallery.
  • It is a structure built in a magnificent style and is raised from the ground.
  • Its dome and arch corners are decorated with embroidery.
  • The minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood.
  • The mihrab is covered with plaster and marble.