Orhan Gazi Mosque
mosque in Bursa, northwestern Turkey
Key facts
- Built
- 1339
- Foundation/Institution
- Orhan
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Overview
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The Orhan Gazi Mosque is an early Ottoman mosque in Bursa, named after the Ottoman ruler Orhan, who founded it. It was established as part of a larger charitable complex and has been regarded as one of the oldest surviving monuments commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty. The building belongs to the Ottoman architectural tradition and forms part of a World Heritage site. In the records its address is given in the Orhanbey neighbourhood.
History
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The mosque was founded in 1339–40 by Orhan as part of a wider charitable complex.
The original building was destroyed during a siege by the Karamanid ruler Mehmed Bey. The present structure is thought to date largely from the reconstruction carried out under Sultan Mehmed I in 1417–18.
From Wikipedia
The Orhan Gazi Mosque (Turkish: Orhan Gazi Camii) is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It is named after the Ottoman ruler Orhan, who founded the mosque in 1339–40 as part of a larger charitable complex. It is one of the oldest surviving monuments commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orhan-Gazi-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orhan_Gazi_Mosque
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orhan_Gazi_Camii_(Bursa)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C