Ese Kapi Mosque (Turkish: Ese Kapı Mescidi or Hadim Ibrahim Pasha Mescidi, where mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque), also "Isa Kapi Mosque", meaning in English "Mosque of the Gate of Jesus", is an Ottomanmosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The building was originally a ByzantineEastern Orthodox church of unknown dedication.[1]
Map of Byzantine Constantinople. The Ese Kapı Mescidi is located at the corner between the Walls of Constantine and the southern branch of the Mese, in the southwestern part of the city
The mosque lies in the Fatih district of Istanbul, in the neighborhood (Turkish: Mahalle) of Davutpaşa,[2] about 500 meters east-northeast of the Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque, another Byzantine building. The edifice is now enclosed in the complex of Cerrahpaşa University Hospital.
Historyedit
Byzantine Ageedit
The origin of this Byzantine building, which lies on the southern slope of the seventh hill of Constantinople in the neighborhood named ta Dalmatou and overlooks the Sea of Marmara, is not certain. It was erected along the south branch of the Mese road, just inside the now disappeared Wall of Constantine (dating to the foundation of Constantinople by Constantine the Great) in correspondence of an ancient gate, possibly the Gate of Exakiónios (Greek: Πύλη τοῦ Ἐξακιονίου) or the Gate of Saturninus (Greek: Πύλη τοῦ Σατουρνίνου, the city's original Golden Gate). The comparison of the brickwork with those of the Pammakaristos and Chora churches suggests that the building was erected between the end of the thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth century, in the Palaiologan era.[1] The proposed identification with the Monastery of Iasités (Greek: Μονῆ τοῦ Ἰασίτου), which lay in the neighborhood, remains uncertain.[3]
Ottoman and modern Ageedit
The mosque in a drawing of 1877, from A.G. Paspates' Byzantine topographical studies
After the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans in 1453, in 1509 the Gate which gave the Turkish name to the building, ("Isa Kapi", gate of Jesus) was destroyed by an earthquake.[1] Between 1551 and 1560 VizierHadim Ibrahim Pasha (d. 1562/63) – who endowed also in the nearby neighborhood of the Gate of Silivri (Turkish: Silivrikapi) a Friday mosque bearing his name – converted the building into a small mosque (Turkish: Mescit). At the same time he let Court Architect Mimar Sinan (who also designed the Friday Mosque) enlarge the existing complex. Sinan built a Medrese (Koranic school) and a Dershane (elementary school) connecting them to the ancient church.[4][5] The location of these religious establishments in sparsely settled neighborhoods along the city's Theodosian Walls, where the population was predominantly Christian, shows the Vizier's desire of pursuing a policy of islamization of the city.[4] During the seventeenth century the complex was damaged several times by earthquakes, and restored in 1648.[6] In 1741 Ahmet Agha – another chief eunuch (Ibrahim Pasha in the charter of his waqf had designated the current chief white eunuch of the Imperial Harem as administrator (Turkish: Mütevelli) [7] of the endowment)[4] – sponsored the construction of a small fountain (Turkish: Sebil).[5][6] The 1894 Istanbul earthquake ruined the building (only two walls withstood the quake), which was then abandoned.[6] The ruins are now enclosed in the garden of Cerrahpaşa Hospital, seat of the Faculty of Medicine of Istanbul University. In recent years the building was surveyed and scanned and has been reconstructed according to its original shape [8] and functions now again as a Mosque.
Descriptionedit
The edifice has a rectangular plan with sides of 17.0 m and 6.80 m,[6] and has one nave which ends towards East with a Bema and a three apses.[9] The central apse was demolished during the Ottoman period and replaced with a wall. The edifice's brickworkconsist of courses of rows of white stones alternating with rows of red bricks,[6] obtaining a chromatic effect typical of the late Byzantine period. The external side of a surviving wall is divided with Lesenes surmounted by arches.[6] Most likely the church was originally surmounted by a dome, but in the nineteenth century this had already been replaced with a wooden roof. The church interior was adorned with frescoes of the Palaiologan Age. Two of them – painted in the south apse – one depicting respectively the Archangel Michael (on the Conch) and the St. Hypatius (on the side wall), were still visible in 1930, but now have disappeared.[1][3] On the two walls still standing are still visible decorations in stucco.[5]
Two sides of the court are occupied by a medrese (English: Coranic school) with eleven Cells to lodge the students (Turkish: hücre) and a dershane (English: primary school).[1][5] The tight space constraints (the complex was encroached by several roads) forced Sinan to adopt a plan which strongly diverts from the standard solution for a complex of this kind.[6] The brickwork of the medrese adopts a bichromatic pattern similar to that used in the church. The dershane is decorated with a frieze made of stucco arabesques in relief.[5] The entrance of the court is adorned with a small Sebil.[5]
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Janin, Raymond (1953). La Géographie Ecclésiastique de l'Empire Byzantin. 1. Part: Le Siège de Constantinople et le Patriarcat Oecuménique. 3rd Vol. : Les Églises et les Monastères (in French). Paris: Institut Français d'Etudes Byzantines.
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Ese Kapi Mosque Turkish Ese Kapi Mescidi or Hadim Ibrahim Pasha Mescidi where mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque also Isa Kapi Mosque meaning in English Mosque of the Gate of Jesus is an Ottoman mosque in Istanbul Turkey The building was originally a Byzantine Eastern Orthodox church of unknown dedication 1 Map of Byzantine Constantinople The Ese Kapi Mescidi is located at the corner between the Walls of Constantine and the southern branch of the Mese in the southwestern part of the city Contents 1 Location 2 History 2 1 Byzantine Age 2 2 Ottoman and modern Age 3 Description 4 References 5 SourcesLocation editThe mosque lies in the Fatih district of Istanbul in the neighborhood Turkish Mahalle of Davutpasa 2 about 500 meters east northeast of the Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque another Byzantine building The edifice is now enclosed in the complex of Cerrahpasa University Hospital History editByzantine Age edit The origin of this Byzantine building which lies on the southern slope of the seventh hill of Constantinople in the neighborhood named ta Dalmatou and overlooks the Sea of Marmara is not certain It was erected along the south branch of the Mese road just inside the now disappeared Wall of Constantine dating to the foundation of Constantinople by Constantine the Great in correspondence of an ancient gate possibly the Gate of Exakionios Greek Pylh toῦ Ἐ3akionioy or the Gate of Saturninus Greek Pylh toῦ Satoyrninoy the city s original Golden Gate The comparison of the brickwork with those of the Pammakaristos and Chora churches suggests that the building was erected between the end of the thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth century in the Palaiologan era 1 The proposed identification with the Monastery of Iasites Greek Monῆ toῦ Ἰasitoy which lay in the neighborhood remains uncertain 3 Ottoman and modern Age edit nbsp The mosque in a drawing of 1877 from A G Paspates Byzantine topographical studies After the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans in 1453 in 1509 the Gate which gave the Turkish name to the building Isa Kapi gate of Jesus was destroyed by an earthquake 1 Between 1551 and 1560 Vizier Hadim Ibrahim Pasha d 1562 63 who endowed also in the nearby neighborhood of the Gate of Silivri Turkish Silivrikapi a Friday mosque bearing his name converted the building into a small mosque Turkish Mescit At the same time he let Court Architect Mimar Sinan who also designed the Friday Mosque enlarge the existing complex Sinan built a Medrese Koranic school and a Dershane elementary school connecting them to the ancient church 4 5 The location of these religious establishments in sparsely settled neighborhoods along the city s Theodosian Walls where the population was predominantly Christian shows the Vizier s desire of pursuing a policy of islamization of the city 4 During the seventeenth century the complex was damaged several times by earthquakes and restored in 1648 6 In 1741 Ahmet Agha another chief eunuch Ibrahim Pasha in the charter of his waqf had designated the current chief white eunuch of the Imperial Harem as administrator Turkish Mutevelli 7 of the endowment 4 sponsored the construction of a small fountain Turkish Sebil 5 6 The 1894 Istanbul earthquake ruined the building only two walls withstood the quake which was then abandoned 6 The ruins are now enclosed in the garden of Cerrahpasa Hospital seat of the Faculty of Medicine of Istanbul University In recent years the building was surveyed and scanned and has been reconstructed according to its original shape 8 and functions now again as a Mosque Description editThe edifice has a rectangular plan with sides of 17 0 m and 6 80 m 6 and has one nave which ends towards East with a Bema and a three apses 9 The central apse was demolished during the Ottoman period and replaced with a wall The edifice s brickworkconsist of courses of rows of white stones alternating with rows of red bricks 6 obtaining a chromatic effect typical of the late Byzantine period The external side of a surviving wall is divided with Lesenes surmounted by arches 6 Most likely the church was originally surmounted by a dome but in the nineteenth century this had already been replaced with a wooden roof The church interior was adorned with frescoes of the Palaiologan Age Two of them painted in the south apse one depicting respectively the Archangel Michael on the Conch and the St Hypatius on the side wall were still visible in 1930 but now have disappeared 1 3 On the two walls still standing are still visible decorations in stucco 5 Two sides of the court are occupied by a medrese English Coranic school with eleven Cells to lodge the students Turkish hucre and a dershane English primary school 1 5 The tight space constraints the complex was encroached by several roads forced Sinan to adopt a plan which strongly diverts from the standard solution for a complex of this kind 6 The brickwork of the medrese adopts a bichromatic pattern similar to that used in the church The dershane is decorated with a frieze made of stucco arabesques in relief 5 The entrance of the court is adorned with a small Sebil 5 References edit a b c d e Muller Wiener 1977 p 118 Archaeological Destruction in Turkey preliminary report PDF Marmara Region Byzantine TAY Project p 29 retrieved April 13 2012 a b Janin 1953 p 264 a b c Necipoĝlu 2005 p 392 a b c d e f Eyice 1955 p 90 a b c d e f g Muller Wiener 1977 p 119 Boyar amp Fleet 2010 p 146 Isa Kapi Mosque The Byzantine Legacy Retrieved 25 September 2020 Mamboury 1953 p 302Sources edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ese Kapi Mosque Mamboury Ernest 1953 The Tourists Istanbul Istanbul Cituri Biraderler Basimevi Janin Raymond 1953 La Geographie Ecclesiastique de l Empire Byzantin 1 Part Le Siege de Constantinople et le Patriarcat Oecumenique 3rd Vol Les Eglises et les Monasteres in French Paris Institut Francais d Etudes Byzantines Eyice Semavi 1955 Istanbul Petite Guide a travers les Monuments Byzantins et Turcs in French Istanbul Istanbul Matbaasi Muller Wiener Wolfgang 1977 Bildlexikon zur Topographie Istanbuls Byzantion Konstantinupolis Istanbul bis zum Beginn d 17 Jh in German Tubingen Wasmuth ISBN 9783803010223 Necipoĝlu Gulru 2005 The Age of Sinan Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire London Reaktion Books ISBN 978 1 86189 244 7 Boyran Ebru Fleet Kate 2010 A social History of Ottoman Istanbul Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 19955 1 41 00 17 N 28 56 24 E 41 004662 N 28 939911 E 41 004662 28 939911 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ese Kapi Mosque amp oldid 1210517407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
