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Dolmabahce mosque

Dolmabahce mosque

The Dolmabahce Mosque is located in the south of Dolmabahce Palace. Sultan Abdülmecit began to modernize the Ottoman empire and to introduce more and more the western style of architecture. One of his main projects was the Dolmabahce Palace which is connected with the Dolmabahce Mosque.

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The mosque was completed in 1855 by the famous architect Garabet Balyan. The mosque is an example for the neo-classical epoch and is especially rich in ornament and rococo influence.. A special feature of the construction style are also the circular window design which are rarely seen in other in Istanbul. When you look at the arrangement of the windows perhaps they will remember you on a peacock tail. The mosque has two minarets and a single balcony. From the dome hangs a precious chandelier. The Mihrab and the mimbar are made of red porphyry.

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