Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality)

Turkey / Istanbul / Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality / Fevzi Paşa Cd.
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The mosque was built on a terrace overlooking the main street. A large courtyard (avlu) whose interior portico is divided into individual cells forming a madrasah surrounds the mosque. In the center of the courtyard is a large ablution fountain　(sadirvan). Entry to the mosque is through an imposing porch of seven domed bays with marble and granite columns. The mosque itself is a cube topped by a half-sphere, with symmetrical multi-windowed tympana on each of the four sides. The dome is supported by four towers, one in each corner; its base is pierced by windows. The single minaret is tall and slender; during the 1894 earthquake it crashed through the roof of the mosque.
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihrimah_Sultan_Mosque,_Edirnekapı
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Coordinates:   41°1'45"N   28°56'8"E
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