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Nuruosmaniye Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey

Prayer Hall of Nuruosmaniye Mosque Istanbul

Nuruosmaniye Mosque. Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Turkey // Islamic Art & Architecture· Istanbul Turkey· Mosques Location: [post_gps_latitude], [post_gps_longitude]

Compared to many of Istanbul’s other mosques, Nuruosmaniye is quite new. It was built between 1748 and 1755.

While it shares some distinctive design features with other mosques in Istanbul, Nuruosmaniye Mosque was the first and largest mosque to be built in Baroque style. The prayer hall is covered with a single dome large dome—one of the largest domes built in Ottoman mosques—that is illuminated with 32 windows. Throughout the mosque are 174 windows which provide quite a bit of natural light. It’s also distinctive for its polyangular cloister, making it unique in Ottoman architecture. And its interior, while ornate, is a bit more restrained than some of the others.

The mosque complex also has a madrasa (religious school), imaret (soup kitchen), a library, a tomb, and a marble public water fountain. Recent restoration works also discovered another dozen rooms beneath the mosque.

Its construction was ordered and funded by Sultan Mahmud I (reigned from 1730 to 1754), who was also known as the Hunchback. He died before it was completed, but his brother, Sultan Osman III, who succeeded him to the throne, saw the project through during his brief reign. When it opened it was given the name Nur-u Osmanh, meaning ‘divine light of the Ottoman.’ The brothers were both interred nearby in Valide Sultan’s Tomb, next to the New Mosque and Spice Bazaar.

Photos of Nuruosmaniye Mosque

Nuruosmaniye Mosque Courtyard

The courtard of Nuruosmaniye Mosque. Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Mihrab in Nuruosmaniye Mosque Mihrab

The mihrab niche. Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Nuruosmaniye Mosque Istanbul Skyline

Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Nuruosmaniye Mosque Lights

Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Nuruosmaniye Mosque Minaret

One of the minarets, from below. Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Nuruosmaniye Mosque Dome

The dome over the prayer hall. Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Nuruosmaniye Mosque Grand Bazaar Gate 1 (Nuruosmaniye Kapisi)

Looking out from the courtyard to one of the gates of the Grand Bazaar. Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Nuruosmaniye Mosque Courtyard

The courtyard. Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Nuruosmaniye Mosque Dome

The roof of the prayer hall. Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

Nuruosmaniye Mosque Grand Bazaar Gate 1 (Nuruosmaniye Kapisi)

Looking out at the bustle of one of the gates of the Grand Bazaar. Photo by David Coleman. How to license & download this image.

What to Know Before You Go

It stands next to Gate 1 (Nuruosmaniye Kapisi) of the Grand Bazaar.

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David Coleman Photography

I take photos. I travel. I write. I do it for a living. Seven continents. Dozens of countries. Up mountains. Under water. And a bunch of places in between. You can find my main site at havecamerawilltravel.com. Or check out what’s in my go-to travel photography kit. Or get in touch here.


Location: Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Country: Turkey
Coordinates:
      Latitude: 41.010283
      Longitude: 28.970499

      # Islamic Art & Architecture
      # Istanbul Turkey
      # Mosques



About David Coleman

I take photos. I travel. I write. I do it for a living.

I’m based in Washington, DC.

You can find my photography gear reviews and tips at havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer.

David Coleman Photography

I take photos. I travel. I write. I do it for a living. Seven continents. Dozens of countries. Up mountains. Under water. And a bunch of places in between. You can find my main site at havecamerawilltravel.com. Or check out what’s in my go-to travel photography kit. Or get in touch here.

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