Rustem Pasha Mosque

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The Rustem Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century Istanbul mosque renowned for its exquisite Iznik tilework and elegant design by the famed Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman mosque
historic building
mosque
access raised platform above shops
affiliation Ottoman Empire
architect Mimar Sinan
Mimar Sinan
surface form: Sinan the Architect
architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
surface form: Classical Ottoman architecture

Ottoman architecture
builtInCentury 16th century
commissionedBy Mihrimah Sultan
commissionedFor Rustem Pasha
completionDate 1563
constructionEnd 1563
constructionStart 1561
continent Asia
Europe
country Turkey
decorativeStyle floral Iznik tile motifs
geometric Iznik tile motifs
denomination Sunni Islam
floorPlan centralized plan
hasDome main dome
hasFeature arcaded courtyard
mihrab
minbar
prayer hall
hasMinaret single minaret
heritage Ottoman Empire
knownFor İznik tiles
surface form: Iznik tilework

elegant design
interior tile decoration
locatedIn Eminönü
Fatih district
Istanbul
Turkey
material Iznik tiles
brick
stone
namedAfter Rustem Pasha
near Spice Bazaar
Yeni Mosque
partOf Fatih, Istanbul
surface form: historic peninsula of Istanbul
patron Rustem Pasha
religion Islam
situatedOn Golden Horn
tileColors blue
red
turquoise
white

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Mimar Sinan designed Rustem Pasha Mosque
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Ottoman architecture hasNotableExample Rustem Pasha Mosque