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Beşiktaş · Istanbul

Sinan Paşa Mosque, Beşiktaş

Sinan Paşa Camii

Place of worshipLocal favourite

A Mimar Sinan mosque completed in 1555 for Admiral Sinan Pasha, brother of grand vizier Rüstem Pasha, with a forecourt ringed by madrasa cells and a 12.6 m dome on six arches and two free-standing piers, a design compared with Edirne's Üç Şerefeli Mosque.

Address
Beşiktaş
Hours
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Best time to go
Any time · About 20 min
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Good to know

  • It is just across the street from the tomb of Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha near the Beşiktaş pier.
  • Note the gilded Arabic foundation inscription over the gateway and the white marble courtyard fountain.

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