Mimar Sinan Mosque, with Uphill Court in the background

The Mimar Sinan Mosque is a mosque in the Ataşehir district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was inaugurated in 2012.[1][2]

The mosque was commissioned by the Turkish government and designed by architect Hilmi Şenalp. Originally intended to be named the "Anatolian Great Mosque", then prime-minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had the name changed to honor Mimar Sinan (16th century), a famous Ottoman architect. Erdoğan stated at the inauguration that the Anatolian side of Istanbul had lacked a "selatin" (literally "sultans", imperial) mosque like the Mimar Sinan Mosque.[3][4] At the event, Erdoğan gave visiting dignitaries a miniature replica of the mosque, mimicking a ritual of the Ottoman sultans.[2][1]

The mosque has a capacity of 10,000-12,500 people. The central dome is 42 meters high, and the minarets 72 meters. The complex has a large underground area, which includes a library, classrooms, conference halls, shops, garage and VIP lounge.[2][3]

See also

  • Süleymaniye Mosque, 16th century mosque designed by Mimar Sinan
  • Mimar-Sinan-Moschee Lauda, German mosque, opened 1990
  • Çamlıca Mosque, the largest mosque of Istanbul and Turkey

References

  1. 1 2 Rizvi, Kishwar (8 October 2015). The Transnational Mosque: Architecture and Historical Memory in the Contemporary Middle East. UNC Press Books. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-1-4696-2117-3.
  2. 1 2 3 "Turkish premier calls for "solidarity"". Sabah. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 Batuman, Bülent (22 December 2017). New Islamist Architecture and Urbanism: Negotiating Nation and Islam through Built Environment in Turkey. Routledge. pp. 56–58. ISBN 978-1-317-35800-8.
  4. ↑ Behrendt, Norman; Hansen, Suzy (14 June 2017). "Reading Erdogan's Ambitions in Turkey's New Mosques". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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