Exterior: Detail of Inscription Above Northwest Entrance Portal
Creator
Title Variant
Cihangir Mosque
Date
1889
Geographic Coordinates
41.030061, 28.98679
Work Type
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.
Culture
Subject
Islam
Ottoman (architecture)
Turkish (architecture)
Image Date
July, 2014
Image Source
Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia Universit
Photographer