Hüdavendigar Mosque
| Hüdavendigar Mosque | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Location | Bursa, Turkey |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°12′09″N 29°01′16″E / 40.2024°N 29.0211°ECoordinates: 40°12′09″N 29°01′16″E / 40.2024°N 29.0211°E |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Islamic, Ottoman architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1365 |
| Completed | 1385 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Hüdavendigar Mosque (Turkish; Hüdavendigar Camii or Murat Hüdavendigar Camii) is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey, that is part of the large complex (külliye) built by the Ottoman Sultan Murad I between 1365-1385 and is also named after the same sultan. It went under extensive renovation following the 1855 Bursa earthquake.
Architecture
The mosque has a reversed T-plan and the Külliye further consists of a Madrasa) and dervish lodge (zaviye), mausoleum Türbe, fountain, a soup kitchen Imaret, a hamam and a Koran school for boys (sibyan mektebi).
Sources
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