Eyup Sultan Camii

Date: 1459, rebuilt 1800
Image View Description: Exterior: Courtyard Arcade, Pointed Arch, Domed Bays, Ablaq Detail within Arcade, Ornamented Pendentive
Creator: Mehmed II (Turkish Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1432-1481)
Work Type: architecture
Culture: Turkish
Subject: Islam
Location: Istanbul (Turkey)
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.
Image Source: Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Photographer: Serdar Yalcin
Record ID: 1415_istanbul2014_eyupsultancamii_img_032


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