Dolmabahce Mosque

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Dolmabahce Mosque is an ornate 19th-century Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, notable for its baroque-influenced architecture and prominent location on the Bosphorus near Dolmabahce Palace.

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Dolmabahce Mosque canonical 1
Dolmabahçe Mosque 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman imperial mosque
historic building
mosque
architect Garabet Balyan
Garabet Balyan
surface form: Nigoğayos Balyan
architecturalStyle Baroque Revival
Empire style
Ottoman architecture
builtFor Ottoman dynasty
surface form: Ottoman imperial family
commissionedBy Sultan Abdülmecid I
constructionEnd 1855
constructionStart 1849
country Turkey
facing Bosphorus region
surface form: Bosphorus waterfront
hasComponent gallery level
imperial lodge
main prayer hall
mihrab
minbar
hasDome true
hasFeature high drum dome
large windows overlooking the Bosphorus
rich interior ornamentation
slender minarets
hasMinaret true
heritageStatus important example of late Ottoman architecture
locatedIn Beşiktaş district
European side of Istanbul
Istanbul
locatedNear Dolmabahce Palace
locatedOn Bosporus
surface form: Bosphorus
material marble
stone
namedAfter Valide Sultan
surface form: Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan
near Kabataş ferry piers
notableFor baroque-influenced architecture
ornate 19th-century decoration
prominent location on the Bosphorus
numberOfDomes 1
numberOfMinarets 2
originalName Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan Mosque
overlooks Bosporus
surface form: Bosphorus Strait
partOf Dolmabahce Palace
surface form: Dolmabahce Palace complex
religion Islam
tradition Sunni Islam
usedFor Friday prayers
daily prayers
religious ceremonies
yearCompleted 1855

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Dolmabahce Palace hasPart Dolmabahce Mosque
Ottoman Revival architecture hasExample Dolmabahce Mosque
this entity surface form: Dolmabahçe Mosque