Istanbul, a house of many beauties, is still a big attraction for both domestic and foreign tourists with its various designs of architecture and unique buildings. Not only with its name but also with historical buildings Istanbul makes its mark. AndKazasker Ivaz Efendi Mosque is one of these beauties.
After you leave Edirnekapi and go down following the city-walls along the Golden Horn, you will come across graveyards, woods and finally the Kazasker Ivaz EfendiMosque, which stands out with its all modestness on the city-walls as if hidden in the greens.
It is the only monumental building right next to the Anemas Dungeons in Ayvansaray and single-domed work of architect Sinan. The wooden portico it used to have in the past does not exist today.
Well, a work of Sinan as we mentioned before, and finding many characteristic features is possible here.
Generally these kinds of mosques have a door on the centerline. In Kazasker Ivaz EfendiMosque however, there are same-sized double doors on the left and right of the entrance frontal. The interior doors open to the place where women perform prayer (namaz), and the outer ones open to the essential place for performing prayer (namaz). This mosque in Edirnekapi has been surviving for about 600 years, built in 1585 by architect Sinan.
The Mosque, built on the command of Kazasker Ivaz Efendi, is a significant memento from our ancestors, surviving with the same name.
This mosque is an architectural structure which tells us about the splendid times of its era, which highlights the equality of women and men. Throughout the history it has been used with different purposes. Sometimes it served as a madrasah and sometimes as a school.
One of the important features of this unique mosque is the mihrab decorated with Iznik Ceramics. The colorful and patterned ceramic decorations raised the attraction.
Kazasker Ivaz Efendi Mosque stands as one of the most beautiful samples of its time with both its ceramics and architectural features.
Today, however, it goes on living with curious looks upon it. The mosque, which is located in a narrow area, is a popular place today for tourists and photographers. If you happen to visit Istanbul, do not pass by this beauty. Go and visit it, sit in its garden and take a long deep breath. Do not miss the chance of travelling through the time in such a place, which is the heart of the past. Do not miss the chance of being amazed with such a marvelous and unique work of art, which shaped in flesh and bones from Sinan’s mind.
Throughout Turkey, there is no other structure similar to this mosque, with the history and structure of which you will be amazed. This is another interesting fact!
As you see, all you have to do is just to enjoy your time with walking around and exploring such a work of art.
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