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Aziziye Mosque
Karatay, Konya
Konya's last great Ottoman mosque, in the middle of the Bedesten bazaar, with its Baroque- and Empire-influenced facade and balconied minaret balconies.
Its story
The mosque commissioned on the same site by Damat Mustafa Paşa in 1671–1676 burned in the great bazaar fire of 1867. The present building was rebuilt in the 1870s with the contribution of Sultan Abdülaziz and his mother Pertevniyal Valide Sultan and took its name from the sultan. With its single-domed prayer hall of fine cut stone, three-domed narthex and kiosk-shaped, columned minaret balconies, it has a minaret design rarely seen in Anatolia. Its decoration, bearing the influence of European architecture, sets it apart from Konya's traditional mosques. The bazaar streets right around it can be combined with shopping and a walk.
Key facts
- Built
- 1870s (first building 1671–1676)
- Style
- Late Ottoman, Baroque-Empire influenced
- Admission
- Free
- Visit duration
- 20 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
37.86998, 32.50080
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziziye_Camii_%28Konya%29 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziziye_Mosque%2C_Konya | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4832751