Nuruosmaniye Mosque
The Nuruosmaniye Mosque ( Turkish Nûruosmâniye Camii ) is a mosque in Istanbul , near the eastern entrance to the Grand Bazaar . The construction of the "Light Mosque of the House of Osman" was commissioned by Mahmut I in 1748 and in 1755 under Osman III. completed. Under a large dome (26 m in diameter), five rows of windows ensure that the interior is flooded with light. It was the first mosque in Istanbul in the Ottoman Baroque style . It was built by the otherwise unknown architect Simeon Kalfa. The name "Nûruosmâniye" (light of Osman) refers on the one hand to the name of the sultan under whom it was completed, and on the other hand to the 24th sura of the Koran ( al-Nur , The Light) with the verse of light that is im Inside the dome is pictured.
The mosque is part of a larger complex that includes a madrasah , a library, a soup kitchen and a tomb in the shape of a Türbe .
The Nuruosmaniye Camii has some architectural peculiarities that distinguish it from typical Ottoman grand mosques of previous times: the corner towers, the horseshoe-shaped floor plan of the courtyard and the lack of a Şadirvan for ritual washing are striking .
literature
- Pia Hochhut: The Nûruosmâniye mosque in Istanbul. Contributions to the history of building according to Ottoman sources. Schwarz, Freiburg 1986, ISBN 3-922968-52-X ( digitized version ).
Web links
- The Nuruosmaniye on Archnet.org (English)
Coordinates: 41 ° 0 ′ 37 ″ N , 28 ° 58 ′ 13.4 ″ E