Eski Camii
Image View Description:
Exterior: Northwestern Porch, Outer Portal Detail
Date:
ca. 1402-1414
Location:
Edirne (Turkey)
Title Variant:
Old Mosque
Work Type:
architecture
Culture:
Turkish
Creator:
Haci Alaeddin
Creator Nationality:
Turkish
Creator Dates:
15th century
Creator Role:
architect
Creator 2:
Mehmet I
Creator 2 Nationality:
Turkish
Creator 2 Dates:
1381-1421
Creator 2 Role:
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Creator 3:
Suleyman Celebi
Creator 3 Nationality:
Turkish
Creator 3 Dates:
1377-1411
Creator 3 Role:
patron, Prince of the Ottoman Empire
Subject:
Islam
Subject 2:
Ottoman (architecture)
Subject 3:
Turkish (architecture)
Photographer:
Serdar Yalcin
Notes:

Construction began under Prince Suleiman Celebi until his death in 1411. Construction was then resumed under his brother, Sultan Mehmet I.

Image Source:

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

Record ID:
1415_istanbul2014_edirneeskicamii_img_018
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