Mosque with the Spiral Minaret
| Mosque with the Spiral Minaret | |
|---|---|
 The Mosque with the Spiral Minaret | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic, Ottoman architecture |
| Completed | 1550 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Mosque with the Spiral Minaret (Turkish: Burmalı Mescit Camii or Burmalı Minare Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Şarachane park, Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.
Built in 1550 on behalf of , qadi 'asker of Egypt, it is named for its spiraling (burmalı) brick minaret, a copy of a Seljuq design that is unique in Istanbul. The mosque is not domed, but has a pitched porch, which rests on four reused Byzantine Corinthian stone columns. Unusually, the entrance is off-center behind a column. The mosque's interior is undistinguished.[1][2]
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- ^ Taylor, Jane (2007). Imperial Istanbul: a traveller's guide. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. pp. 158–59. ISBN 978-1-84511-334-6.
- ^ Freely, John (2000). The companion guide to Istanbul and around the Marmara. Companion Guides. pp. 144–45. ISBN 978-1-900639-31-6.
Coordinates: 41°00′53″N 28°57′23″E / 41.0146°N 28.9563°E
Categories:
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1550
- 16th-century mosques
- Ottoman mosques in Istanbul
- Fatih
- 1550 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- Turkish mosque stubs