Nusretiye Mosque Situated on Meclis-i Mebusan Street in the Tophane square of Beyoglu,on the European side of Istanbul, the mosque was built between 1823-1826 by Sultan Mahmud II and designed by the architect, Kirkor Amira Balyan. It is on the coast of Marmara Sea.  The interior of the mosque was decorated with calligraphy and its dome has a striking appearance with a gold-leaf wooden engraving. The recess in the wall of the kiblah and the pulpit where the preacher stands are made of intricately carved marble. The calligraphy of the mosque is the work of the most famous calligraphists of the Ottoman Empire. Source: http://www1.ibb.gov.tr |
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