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Mesih Mehmed Pasha Camii

Image View Description:

Interior: Central Prayer Area Facing South, Minbar

Date:

1586

Location:

Istanbul (Turkey)

Location 2:

Fatih District

Title Variant:

Mesih Mehmet Pasa Mosque

Work Type:

architecture

Culture:

Turkish

Creator:

Sinan

Creator Variant Name:

Sinan, Mimar

Creator Nationality:

Ottoman

Creator Dates:

ca. 1500-1588

Creator Role:

architect

Creator 2:

Davud Aga

Creator 2 Variant Name:

Aga, Davud

Creator 2 Nationality:

Ottoman

Creator 2 Dates:

16th century

Creator 2 Role:

architect

Subject:

Islam

Subject 2:

Ottoman (architecture)

Subject 3:

Turkish (architecture)

Photographer:

Gabriel Rodriguez

Notes:

There is still much debate over who was responsible for the design and completion of this mosque. Some credit Sinan, claiming that he designed it before his departure for Mecca. Others claim that the design was completed after Sinan had left Constantinople by Davud.

Image Source:

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

Record ID:

1415_istanbul2014_mesihmehmetpashacamii_img_005

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