Mosque with the Spiral Minaret

Mosque with the Spiral Minaret

The Mosque with the Spiral Minaret
Basic information
Location Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Affiliation Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Islamic, Ottoman architecture
Completed 1550
Specifications
Minaret(s) 1

The Mosque with the Spiral Minaret (Turkish: Burmalı Mescit Camii or Burmalı Minare Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Şarachane park, Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.

History

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.[1][2]

References

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  1. Taylor, Jane (2007). Imperial Istanbul: a traveller's guide. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. pp. 158–59. ISBN 978-1-84511-334-6.
  2. Freely, John (2000). The companion guide to Istanbul and around the Marmara. Companion Guides. pp. 144–45. ISBN 978-1-900639-31-6.

Coordinates: 41°00′53″N 28°57′23″E / 41.0146°N 28.9563°E / 41.0146; 28.9563


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