The Burmalı Mosque (Turkish: Burmalı Mescit[1] or Burmalı Minare Camii; meaning "Mosque with the Spiral Minaret"[2]) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Saraçhane park, Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.
| Burmalı Mosque | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic, Ottoman architecture |
| Completed | 1550 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Built in 1550 on behalf of Emin Nuretti Efendi, qadi 'asker of Egypt, it is named for its spiraling (burmalı) brick minaret, a copy of a Seljuq design that is unique in Istanbul. The mosque is not domed, but has a pitched porch, which rests on four reused Byzantine Corinthian stone columns. Unusually, the entrance is off-center behind a column. The mosque's interior is undistinguished.[3][2]
References
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- ^ Eyice, Semavi (1992). "Burmalı Mescid". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ a b Freely, John (2000). The companion guide to Istanbul and around the Marmara. Companion Guides. pp. 144–45. ISBN 978-1-900639-31-6.
- ^ Taylor, Jane (2007). Imperial Istanbul: a traveller's guide. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. pp. 158–59. ISBN 978-1-84511-334-6.
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