Faith / Mosque
Fatih Mosque and Complex
Fatih, İstanbul
The large mosque and complex built by Mehmed the Conqueror on the city's fourth hill after the conquest, with his tomb in its garden.
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Its story
The mosque was built between 1463 and 1470 on the hill where the Church of the Holy Apostles (Havariyun) had stood, as the center of a large complex consisting of madrasas, a public kitchen, a hospital and a caravanserai. The original building was largely destroyed in the earthquake of 1766 and rebuilt to a different plan in the reign of Mustafa III. In the tomb in the graveyard on the qibla side lie Mehmed the Conqueror and his wife Gülbahar Hatun. The complex's madrasas formed the Sahn-ı Seman, the first major Ottoman center of learning.
Key facts
- Period
- Ottoman, 1463–1470; rebuilt in 1771
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Buses to the Fatih neighborhood; 20-minute walk from M2 Vezneciler
- Visit duration
- 45 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
Location
41.01972, 28.94972
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatih_Camii | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatih_Mosque%2C_Istanbul