Exterior: Mosque Complex Entrance, Quranic Inscription Above Key Stone
Creator
Title Variant
Eyup Sultan Mosque
Date
1459, rebuilt 1800
Geographic Coordinates
41.04753, 28.934235
Work Type
Notes
The Eyup Sultan mosque was originally completed in 1459 under the patronage of Mehmed II. It was destroyed in the 1766 earthquake and was rebuilt under the patronage of Selim III. Construction was completed in 1800.
Culture
Subject
Islam
Ottoman (architecture)
Turkish (architecture)
Photographer
Image Source
Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Image Date
July, 2014