Altunizade Mosque (Turkish: Altunizade Camii), also known as İsmail Zühtü Pasha Mosque (Turkish: İsmail Zühtü Paşa Camii) is a 19th-century Ottomanmosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.
The mosque is situated in the Altunizade neighborhood of Üsküdar district in Istanbul. It was commissioned by Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Pasha (1806–1887), who is buried in a protected place in the mosque's yard. The mosque was built in 1865.[1] It is probably the last example of Ottoman architecture mosques in the Anatolian part of Istanbul. Initially, the mosque was part of a social complex (Turkish: külliye) consisting of an infant school, a Turkish bath, a time-keeping office for prayer, a fountain, lodgings for the imam, the worship leader, and the muezzin, the caller of prayer, a bakery and some shops. However, only some shops of the social complex of the mosque are preserved. The mosque is today in a very good state.[2]
The mosque was designed in Baroque Revival architecture,[1][better source needed] which can be identified at least by its large windows. Mosques built of this style are examples of the last Ottoman Empire era. It is situated in a small courtyard, which has three gates. An inscription is found above the biggest gate. Another inscription is attached to the outside of the wall facing Kaaba in Mecca. The narthex was constructed as a covered place. Three doors in the narthex, one big and two small ones, lead to the sanctuary. An ornamented small mihrab, a niche, is built in the wall of the narthex for prayer during the mosque's closed time. Two wooden staircases flanking the narthex lead to women's and muezzin section. The quadratic-plan mosque was constructed in limestone ashlar. Its inside is plastered. The sanctuary's walls are ornamented with hand-carved figures. The mosque has one dome,[1] which is supported by four arches carried by four columns in the mosque's corners. The dome's inner surface is sliced in 16 zones by eight pieces of two designs. The center of the dome is blue colored to draw attention, and contains a Quran verse. The marble minbar is designed in the form of a drinking glass as seen in Hırka-i Şerif Mosque. The windows are unusual big as an example of the Baroque Revival architectural style. The mosque has one minaret with one balcony.[1] It rises up on a quadratic base. The minaret's spire is made of stone in contrast to the lead sheet covered spires seen in the classical Ottoman mosque architecture. The spire is designed in the form of a grand vizier's turban. A decorative line of stars is found in the mid of the minaret. In the lower row, there are three big windows at the side walls and two big ones flank the wall of mihrab. In the upper row, there are again three windows on each side, however, two small windows flank the big one in the middle.[2]
Altunizade Mosque exterior
Altunizade Mosque ceiling
Altunizade Mosque ceiling
Altunizade Mosque minber and mihrab
Altunizade Mosque dome inside
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^ abcd"Altunizade Camii" (in Turkish). İstanbul İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
^ abAygün, Z. Tamer (2014-08-27). (in Turkish). Osmanlı Camileri. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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altunizade, mosque, turkish, altunizade, camii, also, known, ismail, zühtü, pasha, mosque, turkish, ismail, zühtü, paşa, camii, 19th, century, ottoman, mosque, located, istanbul, turkey, altunizade, öosqueismail, zühtü, pasha, mosquealtunizade, camiiismail, zü. Altunizade Mosque Turkish Altunizade Camii also known as Ismail Zuhtu Pasha Mosque Turkish Ismail Zuhtu Pasa Camii is a 19th century Ottoman mosque located in Istanbul Turkey Altunizade OosqueIsmail Zuhtu Pasha MosqueAltunizade CamiiIsmail Zuhtu Pasa CamiiReligionAffiliationIslamDistrictUskudarProvinceIstanbulLocationLocationAltunizade Uskudar Istanbul TurkeyCountryTurkeyLocation of Altunizade Mosque in IstanbulGeographic coordinates41 01 13 N 29 02 44 E 41 02028 N 29 04556 E 41 02028 29 04556ArchitectureTypeMosqueStyleIslamic Ottoman architecture Empire Period 1808 1876 Completed1865 159 years ago 1865 SpecificationsMinaret s 1MaterialsLimestone ashlar The mosque is situated in the Altunizade neighborhood of Uskudar district in Istanbul It was commissioned by Altunizade Ismail Zuhtu Pasha 1806 1887 who is buried in a protected place in the mosque s yard The mosque was built in 1865 1 It is probably the last example of Ottoman architecture mosques in the Anatolian part of Istanbul Initially the mosque was part of a social complex Turkish kulliye consisting of an infant school a Turkish bath a time keeping office for prayer a fountain lodgings for the imam the worship leader and the muezzin the caller of prayer a bakery and some shops However only some shops of the social complex of the mosque are preserved The mosque is today in a very good state 2 The mosque was designed in Baroque Revival architecture 1 better source needed which can be identified at least by its large windows Mosques built of this style are examples of the last Ottoman Empire era It is situated in a small courtyard which has three gates An inscription is found above the biggest gate Another inscription is attached to the outside of the wall facing Kaaba in Mecca The narthex was constructed as a covered place Three doors in the narthex one big and two small ones lead to the sanctuary An ornamented small mihrab a niche is built in the wall of the narthex for prayer during the mosque s closed time Two wooden staircases flanking the narthex lead to women s and muezzin section The quadratic plan mosque was constructed in limestone ashlar Its inside is plastered The sanctuary s walls are ornamented with hand carved figures The mosque has one dome 1 which is supported by four arches carried by four columns in the mosque s corners The dome s inner surface is sliced in 16 zones by eight pieces of two designs The center of the dome is blue colored to draw attention and contains a Quran verse The marble minbar is designed in the form of a drinking glass as seen in Hirka i Serif Mosque The windows are unusual big as an example of the Baroque Revival architectural style The mosque has one minaret with one balcony 1 It rises up on a quadratic base The minaret s spire is made of stone in contrast to the lead sheet covered spires seen in the classical Ottoman mosque architecture The spire is designed in the form of a grand vizier s turban A decorative line of stars is found in the mid of the minaret In the lower row there are three big windows at the side walls and two big ones flank the wall of mihrab In the upper row there are again three windows on each side however two small windows flank the big one in the middle 2 Altunizade Mosque exterior Altunizade Mosque ceiling Altunizade Mosque ceiling Altunizade Mosque minber and mihrab Altunizade Mosque dome insideReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altunizade Mosque a b c d Altunizade Camii in Turkish Istanbul Il Kultur ve Turizm Mudurlugu Retrieved 2017 06 27 a b Aygun Z Tamer 2014 08 27 Altunizade Ismail Zuhtu Pasa Camii in Turkish Osmanli Camileri Archived from the original on 2017 03 13 Retrieved 2017 06 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Altunizade Mosque amp oldid 1195076290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
