Gazi Mihal Bey Mosque
Also known as: Gazi Mihalbey Camii
mosque in Edirne, northwestern Turkey
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Overview
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Gazi Mihal Bey Mosque is an Ottoman-period mosque in the central district of Edirne, standing beside the Gazi Mihal Bridge. It has a single minaret, whose shaft features onion-shaped joints, and a dome topped with a stone cone. The mosque takes its name from its founder, Gazi Mihal. The burial ground of the Gazi Mihaloğlu family lies in the area adjoining the mosque.
History
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The mosque was built in Edirne during the reign of Sultan Murad II. According to the inscription on the building, it was constructed in 1422 by Mihal son of Azîz.
A photograph taken in 1920 shows a fountain belonging to the mosque. The image indicates that the fountain was added after the mosque was built; it no longer exists today.
Evliya Çelebi visited the mosque in 1653 and described it as an old mosque situated on a peninsula.
From Wikipedia
Gazi Mihal Bey Mosque, mosque built in Edirne during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murad II. According to the inscription on the inscription of the mosque, it was built by Emîrü'l-kebîr Mihal b. Azîz in 1422.
Located next to Gazi Mihal Bridge, the minaret of the mosque has onion knuckles and the dome has a stone cone. The mosque has one minaret.
The fountain, which is seen in a photograph of the mosque taken in 1920, does not exist today. It is also understood from the photograph that it was built after the mosque. There is the graveyard of Gazi Mihaloğlu family in the treasury next to the mosque.
Evliya Çelebi, after visiting the mosque in 1653, mentioned about Gazi Mihal Mosque as ‘It described it as an ancient mosque on a peninsula’.
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