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Fatih (near the land walls) · Istanbul

Kara Ahmed Paşa Mosque

Kara Ahmet Paşa Camii (Gazi Ahmet Paşa)

Place of worshipLocal favourite

A Mimar Sinan mosque near the land walls, completed around 1572 for a grand vizier executed in 1555. It is the last imperial building in Istanbul with purpose-made cuerda seca tiles: apple-green and yellow on the porch, blue-and-white on the qibla wall.

Address
Fatih (near the land walls)
Hours
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Best time to go
Any time · About 30 min
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Good to know

  • Look up at the wooden ceiling under the west gallery, painted in red, blue, gold and black.
  • The courtyard is ringed by medrese cells; the 12 m dome rests on six red granite columns.

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