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Image View Description:

Interior: Northeast Elevation Detail, Inscription Above Northeast Portal

Date:

1756

Location:

Istanbul (Turkey)

Location 2:

Fatih District

Title Variant:

Nuruosmaniye Mosque

Work Type:

architecture

Culture:

Turkish

Creator:

Kalfa, Simeon

Creator Nationality:

Greek

Creator Dates:

18th century

Creator Role:

architect

Creator 2:

Mahmud I

Creator 2 Nationality:

Turkish

Creator 2 Dates:

1696-1754

Creator 2 Role:

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Subject:

Islam

Subject 2:

Ottoman (architecture)

Subject 3:

Turkish (architecture)

Photographer:

Gabriel Rodriguez

Notes:

Construction began in 1748 under Mahmut I and was completed in 1756 under the reign of his brother, Osman III.

Image Source:

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

Record ID:

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