Nuruosmaniye Camii

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  • Address
    Vezir Hanı Caddesi, Beyazıt
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    tram: Beyazıt

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Lonely Planet review

Facing Nuruosmaniye Kapısı, one of several doorways into the Grand Bazaar, this mosque was built in Ottoman baroque style between 1748 and 1755. Construction was started by Mahmut I and finished by his successor Osman III. The baroque building has very strong echoes of Aya Sofya, specifically the broad, lofty dome, colonnaded mezzanine galleries, windows topped with Roman arches and the broad band of calligraphy around the interior.

Despite its prominent position on the busy pedestrian route from Cağaloğlu Square and Nuruosmaniye Caddesi to the bazaar, it is surprisingly peaceful and contemplative inside.