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Green Mosque (Turkish: Yeşil Camii) is a historic Ottoman mosque in İznik, Turkey.
| Green Mosque | |
|---|---|
Yeşil Camii | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | İznik, Turkey |
  Location of the mosque in Turkey. | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°25′47″N 29°43′37″E / 40.4297°N 29.7269°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Haci bin Musa |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1378 |
| Completed | 1391 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 25 m (82 ft) |
The Mosque edit
One of the earliest examples of Ottoman architecture, the Yeşil Mosque was constructed by order of the Grand Vizier Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha of Sultan Murad I in Iznik. It was later completed by his son Ali Pasha. The inscription on the mosque gives the date of construction as AH 780-794 (1378-1391), and the name of the architect as Haci bin Musa.
The Yeşil Mosque is located near the Lefke Gate on the eastern edge of the city. It is composed of a three-bay portico and a single prayer hall covered with a single dome measuring 10.5 m (34 ft) in diameter. The height of the dome is 17.5 m (57 ft) above the floor, it has four windows and the lower portion of the interior walls are coated with gray marble panels. The mosque has a single minaret in the northwestern corner of the building which is decorated with composed glazed terra-cotta green, yellow, turquoise and dark purple coloured tiles. The colourful tiles minaret gives the mosque its name: Yeşil (green in Turkish).
The mosque was damaged in 1922 by the Greek army during the Turkish War of Independence. The mosque was restored between 1956 and 1969.
References edit
- Freely, John (2000). The companion guide to Istanbul and around the Marmara. Woodbridge, UK: Companion Guides. p. 382. ISBN 1900639319.
External links edit
- Yesil Cami, Archnet
Gallery edit
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Iznik Green mosque Exterior -
Iznik Green mosque Exterior -
Iznik Green mosque Exterior decoration -
Iznik Green mosque Exterior decoration above entrance -
Iznik Green mosque Interior with minber -
Iznik Green mosque Minaret
