4287 x 3202 px | 36,3 x 27,1 cm | 14,3 x 10,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
26 gennaio 2013
Ubicazione:
Eminonu,Istanbul,Turkey
Altre informazioni:
The Yeni Cami, The New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul.The construction of the mosque first began in 1597.The original architect was Davut Aga, an apprentice to the great Mimar Sinan. However, Davut Aga died in 1599 and was replaced by Dalgic Ahmed Cavus.The exterior of the mosque itself boasts sixty-six domes and semi domes in a pyramidal arrangement, as well as two minarets. The main dome measures thirty-six meters in height, and is supported by four flanking semi-domes. The dome plan of the New Mosque is based on the earlier Sinan's Sehzade Mosque and Sedefkar Mehmed Agha's Sultan Ahmed Mosque.The northeast corner of the gallery has a gilded screen, behind which members of the imperial court could attend services. This Royal Loge is connected by a long elevated passageway to a Royal Pavilion in the northeast corner of the mosque complex.The interior of the mosque is decorated with blue, green and white Iznik tiles, which are considered somewhat inferior in quality to tiles in earlier imperial mosques. The mihrab is decorated with gilded stalactites and the mimbar had a conical canopy with slender marble columns.
