Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Azapkapı

For other uses, see Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque.

The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Location within the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul
Geographic coordinates	41°01′30″N 28°58′04″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Mimar Sinan
Type	mosque
Groundbreaking	c. 1573
Completed	1577-78
Specifications
Dome dia. (outer)	11.8 m (39 ft)
Minaret(s)	1

The mosque is situated in Azapkapı neighborhood of Beyoğlu district in Istanbul. It is directly beside the Atatürk Bridge across the Golden Horn, but there was no bridge here at the time the mosque was built. It was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan (c. 1488/1490-1588) and built for the grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (in office 1565–1579) in 1578. It is one of the three mosques with the same name built by Mimar Sinan in Istanbul.

See also

• List of Friday mosques designed by Mimar Sinan
• List of mosques in Istanbul

Gallery

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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi. View from the Metro at Halic station.
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi exterior
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi exterior
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi general view interior
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi domes
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi decoration under dome
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi minber and mihrab and dome
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi top minber
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi mihrab
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi column
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi column detail
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi coloured window
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  Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi interior

External links

• Sokullu Mehmet Paşa Camii (Azapkapı), ArchNet.
• Gallery with many pictures, Pbase