Cihangir Camii

Detail: Calligraphic Medallion with Quranic Inscription

Creator

Abdul Hamid II
Turkish
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
1842-1918
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