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. But, due to its superb location in the city, the Nuruosmaniye Mosque is also one more historic structure that every visitor to Istanbul knows.
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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. But Ottoman imperial mosques are all over the city, such as the Yeni Valide Mosque that, together with the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, greets you upon your arrival to Üsküdar.
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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. But, the iconic Yeni Mosque in Eminönü is one more historic structure that every visitor to Istanbul knows. An imperial mosque completed by Turhan Hatice Sultan, it symbolises the Sultanate of Women era in Ottoman history.
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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. But, the Cinili Mosque in Üsküdar is also very special. An imperial mosque built in the name of Kösem Sultan, it proudly symbolises the Sultanate of Women era in Ottoman history.
Remarkably, considering that it was built for one of the ...
The Blue Mosque is one of the most famous Ottoman era structures in Istanbul. Together with Hagia Sophia and the Topkapi Palace, it's forms a nucleus of the most visited touristic area in the city. Additionally, with its six minarets, it represents the magnificence of the Ottoman state of an era in which Sultan Ahmed commissioned its construction.
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Of all the Ottoman heritage, the most renowned are the monumental imperial mosques of Istanbul's Fatih district, such as the Blue Mosque, the Nuruosmaniye Mosque and the Süleymaniye Mosque. Yet, the Atik Valide Mosque in Üsküdar holds a special place for two reasons. Built in the name of the formidable Nurbanu Sultan, it stands as a proud symbol of the Sultanate of Women era in Ottoman history.
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In order to have two monumental mosques built in her name, Mihrimah Sultan must have been both powerful and wealthy. Indeed, her husband, Rüstem Pasha, was the richest Grand Vizier in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Moreover, she was the only beloved daughter of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Her mother, Hürrem Sultan, was the sole legal wife of Suleiman and the woman who initiated the Sultanate of ...
Of all the Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, the most striking are undoubtedly the imperial mosques. Among them, the Suleymaniye Mosque stands out as perhaps the most famous historic landmark. Rising on the city's third hill, its monumental size dominates the skyline. Together with the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, it ranks among the most iconic Ottoman era monuments in Istanbul.
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Among the surviving Ottoman monuments in Istanbul, the most prominent are the imperial mosques, which continue to dominate the city’s skyline. One of the earliest and most visible examples on the Asian side is the Iskele Mosque in Üsküdar.
The grandest of these are the 16th and 17th century mosque complexes. Although, those built in the 18th and 19th centuries remain equally significant. Fatih Sultan ...
Of all the Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, the most striking are the monumental imperial mosques. The largest complexes date to the 16th and 17th centuries, although those built in the 18th and 19th centuries are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two large mosque complexes in the 15th century, shortly after conquering Constantinople. However, both were later destroyed by earthquakes and ...
