Fatih Mosque 01
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Fatih Mosque 01
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Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Inside Fatih Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey. Full view.
Vertical panoramic view of Fatih Mosque praying area, Mihrab and dome.
The Fatih Mosque (Fatih Camii, or "Conqueror's Mosque" in English) is an Ottoman mosque in the Fatih district of Istanbul. The original mosque on the site was constructed in the1460s, but resulted destroyed in an earthquake in 1766 and was rebuilt in 1771 to a different design. It is one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture and represents an important stage in the development of classic Turkish architecture.
This mosque is named after Ottoman sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, known in Turkish as Fatih Sultan Mehmed, the Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople in 1453. The emple was built replacing the church where Constantine's tomb was placed.
The original mosque was built by Sinan himself and was the first monumental project in the Ottoman imperial architectural tradition.
The second mosque was built on a square plan with one central dome supported by four semi-domes. The courtyard, main entrance portal and lower portions of the minarets belong to the original.
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October 10th, 2019
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