Fatih mosque

This article covers the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul. It is not to be confused with the Fethiye Mosque, see Pammakaristos Church . For other mosques with this name, see List of Fatih Mosques .

Fatih Mosque in Istanbul

The Fatih Mosque ( Turkish Fatih Camii ; German Conqueror Mosque ) is a mosque in the Istanbul district of Fatih . It is named after the conqueror of Constantinople , Sultan Mehmed II .

On the site of the Fatih Mosque, a prominent hill protruding from the city, stood the Apostle Church , the second largest church in the city, which in the first years after the Turkish conquest served as the seat of the patriarchate. At the request of the Sultan, the seat of the Patriarchate was moved to the Pammakaristos Church , so that after the demolition of the Apostle Church in 1461, construction of the Fatih Mosque could begin. The Apostle Church had been in ruins since the 4th Crusade .

Sultan Mehmed II is buried in the doorway of the mosque complex .

The name “Fatih Mosque” became the model for naming numerous other mosques in some European countries.

Web links

Commons : Fatih Mosque  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Fatih Camii Website of the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul (Turkish)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire, Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters, p. 216

Coordinates: 41 ° 1 ′ 11 ″  N , 28 ° 56 ′ 59 ″  E