Location Edirne, Turkey Completed 1414 Architectural style Ottoman architecture Architectural type Mosque Groundbreaking 1402 | Affiliation Islam Opened 1414 Number of minarets 2 Number of domes 9 | |
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Similar Üç Şerefeli Mosque, Selimiye Mosque, Complex of Sultan Bayezid II, Muradiye Mosque - Edirne, Grand Mosque of Bursa | ||
The Old Mosque (Turkish: Eski Camii) is an early 15th-century Ottoman mosque in Edirne, Turkey.
History
It was built from the order of Emir Süleyman, and completed under the rule of his brother, Sultan Mehmet I. The mosque is located in the historical center of the city, near the market and close to other prominent historical mosques, Selimiye Mosque and Üç Şerefeli Mosque. The mosque is covered by 9 domes supported on four columns. The mosque had originally a single minaret, the taller one was later built by Murat II. Inside the mosque large calligraphy works can be seen.
References
Old Mosque, Edirne Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA