Fatih mosque, istanbul discussion

sladys · 08-06-2009, 11:20 AM

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Fatih mosque, istanbul

This was the first Turkish mosque built after the conquest. The main building was completed in seven years (1463-1470).

The architect Atic Sinan built the largest kulliye in Ottoman Art History. The kulliye consisted of medreses, Kervansaray, hamam, a hospital, baths, a kitchen for the poor, a library, and a Koranic school. The Kulliye has been preserved in its original form. The original mosque was destroyed in the great earthquake of 22 May 1766. Mustafa II undertook its reconstruction and the present building was completed in 1771.

The mosque has a very large central dome 26 meters in diameter. The painted decoration is fussy in detail and dull in color. The mihrab is from the original building. In the graveyard, behind the mosque, are the tombs of Sultan Mehmet and his wife Gulbahar.

sladys · 08-06-2009, 11:25 AM

This was also the site of the Church of the Holy Apostles.

The Church of the Holy Apostles (Greek: Άγιοι Απόστολοι - Agioi Apostoloi, Turkish : Havariyun), also known as the Imperial Polyandreion, was a Christian basilica built in Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, in 550. It was second only to the Church of the Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) among the great churches of the Eastern Empire. When Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453, the Holy Apostles briefly became the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church. In 1461, however, it was taken over by the Ottomans and demolished to make way for the Fatih Mosque.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_..._Holy_Apostles

Byzantine and Roman Emperors were buried here in the church.

http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous...teryid=2172043

08-06-2009, 11:20 AM	#1
sladys Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Horuphav, Denmark Posts: 2,399	Fatih mosque, istanbul discussion This is a discussion thread for the following file: Fatih mosque, istanbul This was the first Turkish mosque built after the conquest. The main building was completed in seven years (1463-1470). The architect Atic Sinan built the largest kulliye in Ottoman Art History. The kulliye consisted of medreses, Kervansaray, hamam, a hospital, baths, a kitchen for the poor, a library, and a Koranic school. The Kulliye has been preserved in its original form. The original mosque was destroyed in the great earthquake of 22 May 1766. Mustafa II undertook its reconstruction and the present building was completed in 1771. The mosque has a very large central dome 26 meters in diameter. The painted decoration is fussy in detail and dull in color. The mihrab is from the original building. In the graveyard, behind the mosque, are the tombs of Sultan Mehmet and his wife Gulbahar.

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08-06-2009, 11:25 AM	#2
sladys Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Horuphav, Denmark Posts: 2,399	This was also the site of the Church of the Holy Apostles. The Church of the Holy Apostles (Greek: Άγιοι Απόστολοι - Agioi Apostoloi, Turkish : Havariyun), also known as the Imperial Polyandreion, was a Christian basilica built in Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, in 550. It was second only to the Church of the Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) among the great churches of the Eastern Empire. When Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453, the Holy Apostles briefly became the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church. In 1461, however, it was taken over by the Ottomans and demolished to make way for the Fatih Mosque. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_..._Holy_Apostles Byzantine and Roman Emperors were buried here in the church. http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous...teryid=2172043