Yeni Camii

Exterior: Northwestern Elevation, Blind Niche; Muqarnas; Iznik Tilework

Creator

Davud Aga
Ottoman
architect
died 1598
Ottoman
architect
died ca. 1608
Mustafa Aga
Ottoman
architect
died ca. 1665
Turhan Hatice
<a href="/creator-nationalities/ottoman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ottoman</a>
<a href="/creator-roles/patron" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">patron</a>
1628 - 1683
Title Variant
New Mosque, Yeni Valide Sultan Camii
Date

1597-1603; 1661-1663

Geographic Coordinates
41.017081, 28.972528
Measurements
dome diameter: 17.5 m; dome height: 36 m
Notes

Construction came to halt in 1603 and was restarted in 1661; also known as Yeni Valide Camii (not to be confused by the Uskudar mosque of the same name)

Culture

Subject

Islam
Image Date
31-Jul-13
Image Source

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

Photographer