Category
Mosque
11 places
- Blue MosqueSultan Ahmed I's six-minaret mosque, named for the İznik tiles that line its interior.UNESCOMosque
- Süleymaniye MosqueSinan's imperial mosque on the third hill — the architect considered it his journeyman work, not his masterpiece.UNESCOMosque
- Eyüp Sultan MosqueBuilt over the tomb of the Prophet's standard-bearer — the most venerated Islamic site in the city.Mosque
- Ortaköy MosqueA small Baroque mosque at the water's edge, framed by the first Bosphorus bridge behind it.Mosque
- Fatih MosqueThe conqueror's own mosque complex, raised on the site of the Church of the Holy Apostles.Mosque
- Rüstem Pasha MosqueRaised above a row of shops and lined wall-to-wall with the best İznik tile in the city.Mosque
- New MosqueSixty-six years between foundation and completion, anchoring the Eminönü waterfront.Mosque
- Hacı Bayram MosqueThe city's principal pilgrimage mosque, built against the wall of the Roman temple.Mosque
- Şehzade MosqueSinan's memorial to the prince Mehmed — the work he called his apprentice piece.Mosque
- Kocatepe MosqueA classical Ottoman plan built in the 1980s, and the largest mosque in the capital.Mosque
- Yivli Minare MosqueA fluted brick minaret from the Seljuk period, rising over the old town.Mosque