İskender Pasha Mosque, Kanlıca

İskender Pasha Mosque (Turkish: İskender Paşa Cami) is a historic mosque located in the Kanlıca neighborhood of the Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey.

This article is about the mosque in Kanlıca, Istanbul. For other mosques with the same name, see İskender Pasha Mosque.
İskender Pasha Mosque
İskender Paşa Cami
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
DistrictBeykoz
ProvinceIstanbul
Location
LocationKanlıca
CountryTurkey
Location in Istanbul
Geographic coordinates41.10002°N 29.06587°E / 41.10002; 29.06587
Architecture
Architect(s)Mimar Sinan
TypeMosque
Completed1559–60

Located across the Kanlıca Pier,[1] the mosque was commissioned by (military judge) Kazasker Gazi İskender Pasha and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan in 1559–60. The mosque has a hipped roof and has been extensively rebuilt.[2] The tomb of İskender Pasha is situated inside the mosque's courtyard.[3]

  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii exterior
  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii interior
  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii balcony side
  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mihrab
  • Gazi Iskender Pasha Camii mausoleum

See also

References
  1. "Kanlıca İskenderpaşa Camii" (in Turkish). İstanbukdaki Camiler. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. Necipoğlu 2005, p. 559.
  3. "Kanlıca İskender Paşa Türbesi" (in Turkish). TAS Osmanlı Türbeleri. Retrieved 2016-06-13.

Sources
  • Necipoğlu, Gülru (2005). The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-253-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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