Old Mosque (Eski Camii)

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Old Mosque (Eski Camii) is a prominent early 15th-century Ottoman mosque in Edirne, Turkey, noted for its multiple domes and large calligraphic inscriptions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman mosque ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Eski Cami ⓘ
linked to: Eski Camii

Old Mosque of Edirne ⓘ
architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture ⓘ
early Ottoman architecture ⓘ
architecturalType congregational mosque ⓘ
multi-domed mosque ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Sultan Mehmed I ⓘ
linked to: Mehmed I
commissionedBy Ottoman authorities in Edirne ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman authorities
completionDate circa 1414 ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
denomination Hanafi ⓘ
floorPlan rectangular prayer hall ⓘ
function place of worship ⓘ
site for congregational prayers ⓘ
governingBody Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey (Diyanet) ⓘ
hasDome yes ⓘ
hasMihrab yes ⓘ
hasMinaret yes ⓘ
hasMinbar yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation registered cultural property of Turkey ⓘ
inception early 1400s ⓘ
interiorDecoration Quranic inscriptions on walls and piers ⓘ
large-scale Arabic calligraphy ⓘ
locatedIn Balkan Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Balkans

East Thrace ⓘ
linked to: Thrace

Edirne ⓘ
Edirne Province ⓘ
linked to: Edirne

European Turkey ⓘ
city center of Edirne ⓘ
locatedNear Edirne Grand Bazaar ⓘ
Meriç River ⓘ
linked to: Meriç

Selimiye Mosque ⓘ
Üç Şerefeli Mosque ⓘ
locatedOn Kıyık Caddesi (or central market area streets of Edirne) ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter its status as the “Old Mosque” of Edirne ⓘ
nativeName Eski Camii ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage Turkish ⓘ
notableFeature central prayer hall covered by several small domes ⓘ
large calligraphic wall inscriptions ⓘ
massive interior pillars ⓘ
multiple domes ⓘ
single minaret in its current form ⓘ
stone and brick construction ⓘ
region Thrace ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roofType domes ⓘ
significance important example of early Ottoman multi-domed mosque design ⓘ
major historical and religious landmark of Edirne ⓘ
one of the earliest surviving Ottoman mosques in Edirne ⓘ
startDate early 15th century ⓘ
tradition Sunni Islam ⓘ
use Friday mosque ⓘ
visitorAttraction tourist site in Edirne ⓘ

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Edirne → contains → Old Mosque (Eski Camii) ⓘ