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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Friday mosque
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Ottoman mosque ⓘ historical monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bursa Ulu Camii
NERFINISHED
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Great Mosque of Bursa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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"
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| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerCapitalOf | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Marmara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | 20 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| patron | Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
major landmark of Bursa
ⓘ
one of the most important early Ottoman mosques ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 2014 ⓘ |