Eyup Sultan Mosque
The Eyüp Sultan Mosque ( Turkish Eyüp Sultan Camii ) is located in the Istanbul district of Eyüp at the northern end of the Golden Horn .
Building history
The first mosque on this site was commissioned by Sultan Mehmed II five years after the conquest of Constantinople in 1458. Grand Vizier İbrahim Pasha had the Şadirvan (purification well) in the courtyard built. Since the minarets were not high enough to place the mahya (traditional lighting in Ramadan ), Sultan Ahmed III. tear them down in 1723 and build higher ones. The mosque was badly damaged during the earthquake in 1766. Then Sultan Selim III. demolish the mosque in 1798, except for the minarets, to build a new mosque. The new mosque was opened on October 24, 1800. Uzun Hüseyin Ağa was the chief architect of the new mosque.
Legend
The grave of Abu Ayyub al-Ansaris (Turkish: Eyup), a companion of Muhammad and his standard-bearer, who fell outside the walls of Constantinople during the first unsuccessful siege of the city by the Muslims ( 674-678 ), is said to be shortly after the Ottoman Conquest have been found again. This grave site is now located in the Eyup Sultan Mosque just outside the ancient city wall and is a popular tourist destination for many Muslims.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eyup Sultan Camiisi. (No longer available online.) In: http://www.eyup.bel.tr/ . District administration Eyüp, p. 1 , archived from the original on June 22, 2011 ; Retrieved March 13, 2009 (Turkish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Eyup Sultan Complex. In: http://www.ibb.gov.tr/sites/ks/de-de/Pages/Startseite.aspx . Istanbul City Administration, p. 1 , accessed on March 13, 2009 (German).
Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′ 52.6 ″ N , 28 ° 56 ′ 1.6 ″ E