Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa)
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Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) is a landmark early Ottoman congregational mosque in Bursa, Turkey, renowned for its multiple domes, extensive calligraphic decoration, and historical significance as a major center of Islamic worship.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bursa Ulu Camii | 1 |
| Great Mosque of Bursa | 1 |
| Ulu Cami (Grand Mosque of Bursa) | 1 |
| Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T688247 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) Context triple: [Bursa, contains, Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa)]
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A.
Kocatepe Mosque
Kocatepe Mosque is a grand, modern Ottoman-style mosque and one of the most prominent religious and architectural landmarks in Ankara, Turkey.
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B.
Selimiye Mosque
Selimiye Mosque is a monumental 16th-century imperial mosque in Edirne, Turkey, renowned as one of architect Mimar Sinan’s greatest masterpieces and a pinnacle of classical Ottoman architecture.
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C.
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is a prominent 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, renowned for its elegant classical design and association with Mihrimah Sultan, daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent.
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D.
Rustem Pasha Mosque
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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E.
Şehzade Mosque
Şehzade Mosque is a 16th-century imperial mosque in Istanbul, renowned as one of the earliest and most harmonious masterpieces of the famed Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) Target entity description: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) is a landmark early Ottoman congregational mosque in Bursa, Turkey, renowned for its multiple domes, extensive calligraphic decoration, and historical significance as a major center of Islamic worship.
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A.
Kocatepe Mosque
Kocatepe Mosque is a grand, modern Ottoman-style mosque and one of the most prominent religious and architectural landmarks in Ankara, Turkey.
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B.
Selimiye Mosque
Selimiye Mosque is a monumental 16th-century imperial mosque in Edirne, Turkey, renowned as one of architect Mimar Sinan’s greatest masterpieces and a pinnacle of classical Ottoman architecture.
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C.
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is a prominent 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, renowned for its elegant classical design and association with Mihrimah Sultan, daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent.
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D.
Rustem Pasha Mosque
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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E.
Şehzade Mosque
Şehzade Mosque is a 16th-century imperial mosque in Istanbul, renowned as one of the earliest and most harmonious masterpieces of the famed Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Friday mosque
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Ottoman mosque ⓘ historical monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa)
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surface form:
Bursa Ulu Camii
Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) ⓘ
surface form:
Great Mosque of Bursa
|
| architecturalStyle |
Seljuk-influenced architecture
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early Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| buildingType | congregational mosque ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Bayezid I ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1399 ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 14th century ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | early Ottoman period ⓘ |
| function |
Friday prayer congregation
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place of worship ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard-like interior
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extensive calligraphic decoration ⓘ flat roof with domes ⓘ large central ablution fountain ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ multiple domes ⓘ shadirvan (ablution fountain) inside prayer hall ⓘ stone piers ⓘ two minarets ⓘ wooden minbar ⓘ |
| hasInteriorDecoration |
Arabic calligraphy
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Quranic inscriptions ⓘ large wooden panels with calligraphy ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
historic center of Bursa
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surface form:
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire"
|
| knownFor |
early Ottoman multi-domed plan
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historical significance as a major center of Islamic worship ⓘ large-scale Islamic calligraphy panels ⓘ role in development of Ottoman mosque architecture ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Bursa ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerCapitalOf | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Marmara Region ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | 20 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| patron |
Bayezid I
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surface form:
Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I
|
| primaryMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
major landmark of Bursa
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one of the most important early Ottoman mosques ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 2014 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) Description of subject: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) is a landmark early Ottoman congregational mosque in Bursa, Turkey, renowned for its multiple domes, extensive calligraphic decoration, and historical significance as a major center of Islamic worship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Mosque of Bursa
this entity surface form:
Bursa Ulu Camii
this entity surface form:
Ulu Cami (Grand Mosque of Bursa)