Üskübiye Mescidi
Mosque on Yerebatan Street in Fatih, Istanbul, built under Mehmed II and also known as the Yerebatan Mosque
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Overview
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Üskübiye Mescidi stands in the Alemdar neighbourhood of Istanbul's Fatih district, on Yerebatan Street. It is also known as the Yerebatan Mosque. It lies close to the Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia. The building has a single minaret with a broad shaft, and its roof is covered with tiles. The tomb of its founder, Mehmet Ağa, is beside the mosque, and the Tavşan Ağa Fountain (sebil) adjoins the building. The mosque is open for worship today.
History
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The mosque was built during the reign of Mehmed II at the expense of Mehmet Ağa, whose tomb lies next to it.
In 1735 it was repaired by the calligrapher Şekerzâde Seyyid Mehmed. It underwent a further repair in 1953.
From Wikipedia
Üskübiye Mescidi ya da Yerebatan Camii, İstanbul ilinin Fatih ilçesine bağlı Alemdar Mahallesi'nde yer alan ibadet yapısıdır. Yerebatan Sarnıcı ve Ayasofya'ya yakın bir konumda bulunan cami yine aynı isimdeki Yerebatan Caddesi üzerindedir. Cami, II. Mehmed döneminde Mehmet Ağa tarafından inşa ettirilmiştir. Banisi Mehmet Ağa'nın kabri cami yanında yer alır. Yapının bitişiğinde Tavşan Ağa Sebili bulunur.
Geniş gövdeli tek minareye sahip caminin üzeri kiremit çatı ile örtülüdür. 1735'te hattat Şekerzâde Seyyid Mehmed tarafından tamir ettirilmiş, ayrıca 1953'te de tamir görmüştür. Günümüzde ibadete açıktır.
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Sources
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Csk%C3%BCbiye_Mescidi