Sultan Ahmet in İstanbul in Fatih, Turkey — West Asia or Southeast Europe
Kapi Agasi Mahmud Aga Mosque
Kapı Aǧası Mahmud Aǧa Camii
Yapılışı: 1553
The mosque that is situated near Kahirpapi in Fenerti Street is also known as "Aga Mosque.” The architect of the mosque which was built for Agha Babu's-saade (gate of felicity) Mahmund Agha, is Mimar Sinan. Having built by Miramar Sinan makes it even more precious. Inscription of the mosque is in Persian and it is written on it that the mosque was built in 1553. Having burnt twice in the years 1766 and 1825, it was rebuilt yet there is nothing original left. Its walls are bonded out of face-stones in an ascending style. It has got a single minaret with a single balcony on its right side. Downstairs of the mosque is utilized as a depot. Although it was built with a madrasah and a children's school, they were both burnt in the fires. The benefactor Kapi Agasi Mahmut Aga is buried in the graveyard of the mosque.
Turkish:
Ahırkapı civarında Fenerli Sokakta bulunan cami “Ağa Camii” adıyla da anılır. Babü'ssaade Ağası Mahmud Ağa tarafından yaptırılan caminin mimarı Mimar Sinan'dır. Caminin Mimar Sinan tarafından yapılması camiye ayrı bir önem katar. Caminin kitabesi Farsça'dır. Kitabede caminin 1553 yılında yaptırıldığı yazılıdır. 1766 ve 1825 yıllarında yangın geçiren cami yeniden inşa edilmiş ve ilk yapıldığı hâli ile arasında bir ilgi kalmamıştır. Duvarları kesme taştan yapılmış olan cami fevkani olarak inşa edilmiştir, Sağ tarafında tek şerefeli minaresi vardır. Caminin alt kısmı depo olarak kullanılmaktadır. İlk yapıldığında medrese ve mektebe sahip iken daha sonra medresesi yanmıştır. Carmiyi yaptıran Kapı Ağası Mahmud Ağa caminin haziresinde gömülüdür.
Erected by Fatih Belediye Başkanlıǧı.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1553.
Location. 41° 0.2′ N, 28° 58.602′ E. Marker is in İstanbul, in Fatih. It is in Sultan Ahmet. Marker is on Fenerlikapı Sokak close to Fenerlikapı Sokak, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fenerlikapı Sk 4, İstanbul 34122, Turkey. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ruins of Bucoleon Palace (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Walled Obelisk (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Obelisk of Theodosius (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Serpent Column (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); German Fountain (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Admiral Hayrettin (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Marmara Land Walls (Theodosian Walls) (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in İstanbul.
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