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1. View of Hagia Sophia – Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı) loop from Küçük Ayasofya

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2. Galata Tower – View of Hagia Sophia loop from Taksim

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3. Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı) – Galata Bridge loop from Kumkapı

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Roberto

March 11, 2024

The Fatih Mosque was an unprecedented complex of religious and civil buildings built in Istanbul in the period 1463-1470 by order of Fatih Sultan Mehmed,[1] on the site of the Byzantine Church of the Holy Apostles, which had been in ruins since the times of fourth crusade, and which was finally demolished in 1462.[2] It was designed by the royal architect Atik Sinan.[3] The Fatih Mosque was the first monumental project of the architectural tradition of the Ottoman Empire.[2]

The Fatih Mosque and surrounding complex in 1559.

The original complex included a well-planned series of buildings (Külliye) built around the mosque. They included eight medrese, library, hospital (darüşşifa), hospice, caravanserai, market, hammam, primary school and public kitchen (imaret) which was used to prepare food for the poor. Various türbe were added in later periods. The original complex covered an area of almost 325 meters on each side, extending along the side of Fevzi Pascià Caddesi overlooking the Golden Horn.

The original mosque was seriously damaged in 1509 by the earthquake that hit Istanbul that year. After being repaired it was then damaged again by the earthquakes of 1557 and 1754 and repaired once again. It was then completely destroyed by the great earthquake of May 22, 1766 when the main dome collapsed and the walls were irremediably damaged. The current mosque (designed in a completely different form) was completed in 1771 under Sultan Mustafa III by the architect Mimar Mehmet Tahir. [it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moschea_di_Fatih]

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Rainer Koenemann

April 10, 2025

Great mosque, there are more beautiful ones in Istanbul.

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Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Fatih Mosque

1. View of Hagia Sophia – Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı) loop from Küçük Ayasofya

2. Galata Tower – View of Hagia Sophia loop from Taksim

3. Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı) – Galata Bridge loop from Kumkapı

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