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Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
Karagümrük Mh., 34091 Fatih/Istanbul, Türkiye 41.029167, 28.935833
RELIGIONS Islam
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION
Construction of the mosque complex that Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent ordered to be built for his daughter Sultana Mihrimah started in the early 1540s and according to mosque inscription it was completed in 954 (1547). The complex which is one of the important structures built at the same time as Şehzade (Prince) külliye (complex) by Sinan the Architect after he became the chief architect, consists of a mosque, a madrasa, an elementary school,a soup-kitchen, a guesthose for the poor and homeless, waterways near the inn, a fountain, a reservoir and a water closet.
Afterwards, two tombs and most probably two baths and a wooden summer palace and a small building in the courtyard of the mosque where an offical determined prayer times depicted in engravings were added to the complex but among these the soup-kitchen, the guesthose for the poor and homeless,the inn,the summer palace and the building in the courtyard of the mosque where an offical determined prayer times were destroyed in the course of time and the two baths rendering services until recently were converted to a store and lost its characteristics.
The ablution fountain placed in a palace that sits on columns is an exquisite example of the then stonemasonry.Water was brought from Bağlarbaşı and Icadiye by building waterways.One of these waterways reached the complex via today’s Cumhuriyet Road and the other via northern hillsides of Sultantepe and Paşalimani Road and it is estimated that Sultana Mihrimah Fountain was added to one of these waterways in 1092 (1681). Mihr-i Mah means the Sun and Moon.
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque was designed by Mimar Sinan ("Sinan the Architect") for the favorite daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah. Its building took place from 1562 to 1565. The complex has been severely damaged by earthquakes several times (including 1719, 1766, 1814 and 1894), and although efforts were made to restore the mosque, its attendant buildings received less attention. The dome was further damaged during 1999 İzmit earthquake, and required restoration, along with the upper half of the minaret.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
The mosque visited by many tourists every year.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
It represents the dominant belief of the local folk, and it invites Muslims for pray and worship with Azan .
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
Direct visit is allowed, students may go on vocations.
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