Yeşil Türbe (Green Tomb)
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Yeşil Türbe (Green Tomb) is an iconic early 15th-century Ottoman mausoleum in Bursa, Turkey, renowned for its distinctive turquoise tile-clad exterior and as the burial place of Sultan Mehmed I.
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- Yeşil Türbe ×69
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman architecture
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mausoleum → tomb → tourist attraction → |
| adjacentTo |
Yeşil Mosque
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| architect |
Hacı Ivaz Pasha
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| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
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Ottoman → Seljuk-influenced → early Ottoman → |
| associatedWith |
Ottoman Interregnum
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consolidation of the Ottoman state → |
| builtFor |
Sultan Mehmed I
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| burialPlaceOf |
Hafsa Hatun
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Mahmud Çelebi → Musa Çelebi → Mustafa Çelebi → Selçuk Hatun → Sultan Mehmed I → daughters of Mehmed I → members of the Ottoman dynasty → sons of Mehmed I → Şehzade Mahmud → |
| citySymbolOf |
Bursa
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| commissionedBy |
Sultan Murad II
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| constructionEnd |
1421
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| constructionStart |
1421
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| country |
Turkey
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| denomination |
Sunni Islam
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| elevation |
on a hill above Bursa
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| era |
early 15th century
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| floorCount |
2
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| function |
tomb and pilgrimage site
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| hasColor |
green
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turquoise → |
| hasDecoration |
Quranic inscriptions
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floral tile motifs → geometric tile patterns → |
| hasDome |
true
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| hasInteriorFeature |
cenotaph of Mehmed I
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mihrab → multiple sarcophagi → |
| hasMinaret |
false
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| hasPortico |
entrance portico
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| heritageSite |
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
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| heritageStatus |
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| locatedIn |
Bursa
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Marmara Region → Yeşil neighborhood → historic center of Bursa → northwestern Anatolia → |
| lowerLevelUse |
crypt
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| material |
brick
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ceramic tile → marble → stone → turquoise tiles → |
| notableFor |
calligraphic tile inscriptions
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rich interior tile decoration → turquoise tile-clad exterior → wooden carved sarcophagus of Mehmed I → |
| openToPublic |
true
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| partOf |
Yeşil Complex
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külliye of Mehmed I → |
| religion |
Islam
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| roofType |
domed roof
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| shape |
octagonal plan
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| UNESCOInscriptionYear |
2014
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| upperLevelUse |
symbolic sarcophagi hall
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