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Defterdar Mosque

The Defterdar Mosque, or the Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Mosque, is 16th century Ottoman mosque located in Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by defterdar Nazlı Mahmut Efendi and built by architect Mimar Sinan in 1542. Instead of a crescent, this mosque has "ink pot and pen" on top of its dome, representing the profession of the founder of the mosque. The original pair was broken by a storm in 1997. Ten years l…

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1542

Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey

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Defterdar Mosque in Istanbul Province, Turkey

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Mosque in Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey

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Mimar Sinan

1488-1588 · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

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Mimar Sinan was the chief Ottoman architect and engineer, responsible for an extraordinary body of imperial mosques, bridges, and civic works that shaped classical Ottoman architecture.

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Mimar Sinan

studio · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

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