Istanbul - Ortaköy mosque

Ortaköy mosque

Ortaköy mosque

This mosque was built in rememberance of Sultan Abdülmecit. The mosque represents one of the best example for the fusion of the Ottoman and Western architecture. The mosques is also known as Büyük Mecidiye Camii.

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It lies directly to the Bosporus and a dock was built to allow the Sultan`s family to visit the mosque also from the waterside. Besides this the mosque hides also some of the world`s best obtained callgrafies which were done by the Sultan himself. Ortaköy the district where the Ortaköy mosque is located is known for is ethical mixed population, and so there a lot of Lord`s houses of other religions as there is the Armenian church Surp Asdvadzadzin, the Orthodox church Ayis Fokas or the Jewish shul Etz ha-Hayim. In the direct neighbourhood of the mosque there a lot of tiny restaurants and bars which become more and more famous by the Istanbul scene. Enjoy a tea in front of the mosques with the wonderful view on the Bosporus.

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