Murat Pasha Mosque, Antalya Explained

Building Name:Murat Paşa Mosque
Location:Muratpaşa, Antalya, Turkey
Geo:36.8915°N 30.7025°W
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:mosque
Groundbreaking:1570
Specifications:yes
Dome Quantity:1+3
Minaret Quantity:1
Materials:granite, marble

The Murat Paşa Mosque (Turkish: Murat Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman mosque in the Muratpaşa borough of Antalya, Turkey.

Architecture

It was commissioned by Murat Pasha of Karaman (Turkish: Karaman Beyi Murat Paşa) in 1570 and is covered with a high dome upon a ten-corner frame, with the inscriptions on its inner walls running all through the internal façade in a ribbon while presenting the most beautiful example of the Turkish-Seljuk art of calligraphy. The altar next to the marble pulpit worked with reliefs is a simple construction. The last congregation place is covered with three domes rising above pointed arches of coloured stone on four round columns.

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