Nasrullah Mosque

Summary

Nasrullah Mosque (Turkish: Nasrullah Cami) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Kastamonu, Turkey.

Nasrullah Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
ProvinceKastamonu Province
RegionBlack Sea Region
StatusActive
Location
LocationKastamonu, Turkey
Nasrullah Mosque is located in Turkey
Nasrullah Mosque
Location of Nasrullah Mosque in Turkey
Geographic coordinates41°22′38″N 33°46′31″E / 41.37722°N 33.77528°E / 41.37722; 33.77528
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleOttoman architecture
Completed1506
Minaret(s)2

It is located in Kastamonu just west of the Kastamonu Governor's Office and Gök River.

The mosque was commissioned by Kadı Nasrullah, a judge of the Ottoman Empire. It was built in 1506, during the reign of Sultan Bayazid II. The building underwent restorations in 1746, 1845 and 1945.[1]

The mosque has nine domes over six square columns each with the dimensions of 1.60 m × 1.60 m (5.2 ft × 5.2 ft). The narthex (Turkish: son cemaat yeri) has seven domes over ten columns. The pretentious public fountain (Turkish: şadırvan) of the mosque is in the courtyard to the north of the mosque. The mosque has two minarets.

References edit

  1. ^ "Diyanet periodical {{in lang|tr}}". Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2013-01-27.