Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Azapkapı

The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.[1]

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Azapkapı is located in Istanbul Beyoglu
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Azapkapı
Location within the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul
Geographic coordinates41°01′30″N 28°58′04″E / 41.02500°N 28.96778°E / 41.02500; 28.96778
Architecture
Architect(s)Mimar Sinan
Typemosque
Groundbreakingc. 1573
Completed1577-78
Specifications
Dome dia. (outer)11.8 m (39 ft)
Minaret(s)1

The mosque is situated in Azapkapı neighborhood of Beyoğlu district in Istanbul. It is directly beside the Atatürk Bridge across the Golden Horn, but there was no bridge here at the time the mosque was built. It was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan (c. 1488/1490-1588) and built for the grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (in office 1565–1579) in 1578.[1] It is one of the three mosques with the same name built by Mimar Sinan in Istanbul.

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  1. ^ a b "Sokullu Mehmet Paşa Camii Azapkapı" (in Turkish). Mimar Sinan. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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