Name of Object:

Ortaköy Mosque

Location:

Istanbul, Türkiye

Holding Institution:

Pera Museum

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Date of Object:

Late 19th century

Author:

Unknown

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Albumen Paper

Dimensions:

W: 345 + H: 262 cm

Description:

The original Ortaköy Mosque was built in the 18th century. The current mosque, which was erected in its place, was ordered by the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid and built between 1854 and 1856. Its architects were father and son Garabet Amira Balyan and Nigoğayos Balyan (who also designed the nearby Dolmabahçe Palace and the Dolmabahçe Mosque), who designed it in the Neo-Baroque style. It was during the same century that the mosque rose to a higher level of importance on the European side of Istanbul. It is also known as “Great Mecidiye Mosque” and is one of the most beautiful samples of Baroque architecture in Istanbul.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation

Citation of this web page:

"Ortaköy Mosque" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tr;32;en

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