Completed 1555 Architectural type Mosque | Opened 1555 Number of minarets 1 Groundbreaking 1554 | |
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Address Sinanpaşa Mahallesi, 34353 Beşiktaş/İstanbul, Turkey Similar Molla Çelebi Mosque, Zal Mahmud Pasha M, Hadim Ibrahim Pasha M, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha M, Piyale Pasha Mosque |
The Sinan Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sinan Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman mosque located in a densely populated district of Beşiktaş, in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built by famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan from the order of the admiral Sinan Pasha. The türbe (tomb) of Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha is located just across the street. Mosques of Mimar Sinan has been "said to have changed the history of architecture."
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