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Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque

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Location
  
Istanbul, Turkey

Completed
  
1471

Number of minarets
  
1

Groundbreaking
  
1469

Affiliation
  
Islam

Opened
  
1471

Architectural type
  
Mosque

Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque

Address
  
Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi Mahallesi, 34672 Üsküdar/İstanbul, Turkey

Architectural styles
  
Ottoman architecture, Byzantine architecture

Similar
  
Şemsi Pasha Mosque, Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque, Kefeli Mosque, Handan Agha Mosque, Küçük Mecidiye Mosque

The Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Rum Mehmet Paşa Camii) is an old Ottoman mosque located in a large and densely populated district of Üsküdar, in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built for the Grand Vizier Rum Mehmed Pasha, who was of Greek origin. The mosque combines architectural elements of Ottoman and Byzantine styles. It was restored in 1953.

Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque is located close to the Bosphorus waterfront and Şemsi Pasha, Yeni Valide and Mihrimah Sultan historical mosques located in the Üsküdar district.

References

Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque Wikipedia