Description
Muradiye Mosque
Muradiye Mosque, Sultan II. It was built by Murad II as the central structure of his Social Complex.
In the three-line Arabic inscription written on marble in jali thuluth calligraphy on the low-arched entrance door of the mosque, it is stated that the construction of the mosque started in 1425 and was completed in 1426.
The building, which is one of the mosques with an inverted "T" plan (with tabhanes and lodges), consists of the main place of worship, iwans covered with domes on both sides, and a five-room narthex. There are two granite columns with column capitals from the Byzantine period in the narthex of the building.
The wooden door, made in the Kundekari technique, dates back to the date of the mosque's construction and is decorated with very fine floral motifs.
Inside the mosque, the emerald green tiles used in the Green Mosque, famous for its unique tiles, and the borders surrounding all the tile panels are found, suggesting that the masters from Tabriz who worked in the Green Mosque also worked on the tile decorations of this building.
The altar of the mosque, made entirely of plaster, is in the rococo style, and its decoration reflects the artistic characteristics of the period.
It has two minarets built of bricks. The one in the east has both the ground floor and the mezzanine floor; The western one has an entrance only from the mezzanine floor.
Hazire of the mosque, II. Over time, the princes and palace members were buried around the Murad Tomb, and it became a dynastic cemetery.
It is one of the rare mosques that was not badly damaged in the 1855 Bursa earthquake. The building, which has undergone various repairs over time, was last restored by the General Directorate of Foundations in 2014.
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Bursa

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