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Atik Valide Mosque – Istanbul
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Atik Valide Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage, undoubtedly the most famous are monumental imperial mosques located in Istanbul's Fatih district such as the Blue, Şehzade and Süleymaniye Mosque. However, the Atik Valide Mosque in Üsküdar is also special for two reasons. An imperial mosque built in the name of formidable Nurbanu Sultan, it proudly symbolises the Sultanate of Women era in Ottoman history.

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Mihrimah Sultan Mosque – Edirnekapi – Istanbul
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Mihrimah Sultan Mosque – Edirnekapi – Istanbul

In order to have two monumental mosques in her name, Mihrimah Sultan must've been powerful and rich. Indeed, her husband, Rüstem Pasha, was the richest Grand Vizier in history of the Ottoman Empire. Furthermore, she was Suleiman the Magnificent's only beloved daughter. Her mother, Hürrem Sultan, started the Sultanate of Women era, as the only legal wife of  Suleiman the Magnificent. Backed by these powerful ...
Süleymaniye Mosque – Istanbul
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Süleymaniye Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, undoubtedly the most visible are imperial mosques. Among them, the Suleymaniye Mosque must be the best known historic landmark. It dominates the skyline with its monumental size and location on the 3rd hill of Istanbul. Together with the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, it's the most popular Ottoman era structure in the city. The biggest are the 16th and 17th century ...
Iskele Mosque – Üsküdar – Istanbul
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Iskele Mosque – Üsküdar – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, undoubtedly the most visible are monumental imperial mosques such as the Iskele Mosque in Üsküdar. The biggest are the 16th and 17th century complexes, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosques in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original ...
Şehzade Mosque – Istanbul
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Şehzade Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, undoubtedly the most visible are monumental imperial mosques. The biggest are the 16th and 17th century complexes, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosques in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original structures were destroyed by earthquakes or ...
Haseki Sultan Mosque – Istanbul
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Haseki Sultan Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, surely the most visible are monumental imperial mosques. The biggest complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosque complexes in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original complexes were destroyed by earthquakes ...
Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque – Istanbul
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Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, surely the most visible are monumental imperial mosques. The biggest complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosque complexes in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original complexes were destroyed by earthquakes ...
Bayezid Mosque – Istanbul
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Bayezid Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, monumental Ottoman imperial mosques are the most important and surely the most visible. The biggest complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosque complexes in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But those two original ...
Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 2)
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Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 2)

Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered Constantinople in 1453. The Ottoman sultanate was abolished in 1922. Constantinople or Istanbul, as it is now called, was under the Ottoman rule for 469 years. Consequently, the Ottoman heritage in Istanbul is enormous and it spreads over many centuries, from the time after the conquest to the establishment of the modern Turkish republic. Of all Ottoman heritage, the most ...
Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 1)
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Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 1)

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, monumental Ottoman imperial mosques are the most important and most visible. The biggest and most impressive complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant and beautiful.



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