Yahya Bey Mosque
mosque in Edirne, northwestern Turkey
Key facts
- Architect
- Mimar Sinan
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Overview
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The Yahya Bey Mosque is a 16th-century building in the centre of Edirne, Turkey. Designed in the Ottoman architectural tradition, it has a square plan, and its walls are built of alternating courses of cut stone and brick. The mosque is covered by a single dome and has one minaret. Its architect was Mimar Sinan. The building is owned by the General Directorate of Foundations.
History
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The mosque was commissioned by the poet Yahya Bey and built by Mimar Sinan in 1577–1578.
It was restored in the 1990s. The Edirne Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board registered the building by a decision dated 4 July 2003, numbered 7697.
From Wikipedia
Yahya Bey Mosque, a mosque located in the centre of Edirne, Turkey. It was commissioned as a mosque by the poet Yahya Bey and built by Mimar Sinan in 1577–1578.
The mosque was constructed using alternating layers of cut stone and brick in a square plan and features a single dome and minaret.
The mosque is owned by the General Directorate of Foundations and was restored in the 1990s. It was registered by the Edirne Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board with its decision dated 04.07.2003 and numbered 7697.
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Sources
© OpenStreetMap katkıcıları (ODbL): https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/302997391
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Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Bey_Mosque
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Bey_Camii