Nusretiye Mosque

Nusretiye Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Location in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul
Geographic coordinates	41°01′38.38″N 28°58′59.38″E / 41.0273278°N 28.9831611°E / 41.0273278; 28.9831611Coordinates: 41°01′38.38″N 28°58′59.38″E / 41.0273278°N 28.9831611°E / 41.0273278; 28.9831611
Architecture
Architect(s)	Krikor Balyan
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman architecture
Groundbreaking	1823
Completed	1826
Minaret(s)	2

Nusretiye Mosque is an ornate mosque located in Tophane district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. While its architecture is influenced by Islamic elements, it retains a Baroque style, making it unique to the city. It was built in 1823-1826 by Sultan Mahmut II.

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  Nusretiye mosque front

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  Nusretiye mosque stairs to entrance

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  Nusretiye mosque dome from outside

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  Nusretiye mosque seen from (then) Istanbul Modern museum

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  Nusretiye mosque seen from (then) Istanbul Modern museum

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  Nusretiye mosque detail dome outside

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  Nusretiye mosque clock tower

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  Nusretiye mosque detail exterior

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  Nusretiye mosque detail exterior

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  Nusretiye mosque seen from Tophane

See also[]

• Tophane Fountain
• Ottoman architecture
• List of mosques

References[]

• Nusretiye Mosque at ArchNet.org
• Maurizio Costanza, La Mezzaluna sul filo - La riforma ottomana di Mahmud II, Marcianumpress, Venezia 2010.

External links[]

Media related to Nusretiye Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• Images of Nusretiye Mosque

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