Cihangir Camii
Image View Description:
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Northwest Gallery Level
Date:
1889
Location:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Location 2:
Beyoglu District
Title Variant:
Cihangir Mosque
Work Type:
architecture
Culture:
Turkish
Creator:
Abdulhamid II
Creator Variant Name:
Abdul Hamid II
Creator Nationality:
Turkish
Creator Dates:
1842-1918
Creator Role:
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Subject:
Islam
Subject 2:
Ottoman (architecture)
Subject 3:
Turkish (architecture)
Photographer:
Serdar Yalcin
Notes:

The original building was erected in the 16th century. It was commissioned by Sultan Suleiman I for his son Cihangir. The present building was commissioned by Sultan Abdulhamid II in 1889.

Image Source:

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia Universit

Record ID:
1415_istanbul2014_cihangircamii_vr_005
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