Rüstem Pasha Mosque

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The Rüstem Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman mosque located in Hasırcılar Çarşısı (Strawmat Weavers Market) in Eminönü, Istanbul.

It was designed by Mimar Sinan ("Sinan the Architect") for Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha (who married one of the daughters of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah). Its building took place from 1561 to 1563. The mosque is famous for its exquisite İznik tiles, set in beautiful floral and geometric designs, which cover not only the facade of the porch but also the mihrab, minbar, walls, and columns.

The plan of the mosque consists of an octagon inscribed in a rectangle. The dome rests on four semi-domes; not on the axes but in the diagonals of the building.

The arches of the dome spring from four octagonal pillars— two on the north, two on the south— and from piers projecting from the east and west walls. To the north and south are galleries supported by pillars and by small marble columns between them.

[edit] See also

• Timeline of Islamic history
• Islamic architecture
• Islamic art
• List of mosques
• Ottoman architecture

[edit] Gallery

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Inside view.	Inside view.

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[edit] External links

• Exterior pictures of Rüstem Pasha Mosque from rubens.anu.edu.au
• Interior photos of Rüstem Pasha Mosque
• Rustem Pasha Mosque

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Coordinates: 41°01′03″N 28°58′07″E / 41.0175, 28.96861