Handan Agha Mosque
Also known as: Handan Ağa Kuşkonmaz Cami
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Overview
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Handan Agha Mosque is located in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, close to the Golden Horn. Its local name is Handan Ağa Kuşkonmaz Cami, and it is also known as the Kuşkonmaz or "Birds Don't Perch" Mosque. Built in the Ottoman architectural tradition, it was commissioned in the 15th century by Handan Agha, one of the aghas of Sultan Mehmed II. The interior is decorated with İznik tiles from the 16th and 17th centuries, alongside some maiolica tiles dating from the 19th century.
History
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The mosque was built in the 15th century by Handan Agha, who served among the aghas of Sultan Mehmed II.
The basement of the building was once used as a boathouse, until the shoreline was filled in to reclaim land from the sea.
The mosque was repaired in the 18th and 19th centuries, and again in the 1960s.
From Wikipedia
Handan Agha Mosque is a mosque near the Golden Horn in the Hasköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. It is also known as the Kuşkonmaz or "Birds Don't Perch" Mosque. One of Sultan Mehmed II's aghas, Handan Agha, had it built in the 15th century. The interior is decorated with 16th- and 17th-century İznik tiles, with some maiolica tiles from the 19th century. The basement of the mosque was formerly a boathouse, until the coastline was filled for land reclamation. The mosque was repaired in the 18th and 19th centuries, and again in the 1960s.
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