Burmalı Mosque Explained

Building Name:Mosque with the Spiral Minaret
Location:Istanbul, Turkey
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Architecture Type:Mosque
Architecture Style:Islamic, Ottoman architecture
Year Completed:1550
Minaret Quantity:1

The Burmalı Mosque (Turkish: Burmalı Mescit[1] or ; meaning "Mosque with the Spiral Minaret") is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Saraçhane park, Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.

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.[2] [3]

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41.0146°N 28.9563°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eyice . Semavi . 1992 . Burmalı Mescid . 2023-01-27 . TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi . tr.
  2. Book: Taylor, Jane. Imperial Istanbul: a traveller's guide. 2007. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. 978-1-84511-334-6. 158–59.
  3. Book: Freely, John. The companion guide to Istanbul and around the Marmara. 2000. Companion Guides. 978-1-900639-31-6. 144–45.