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 |
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| 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
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| commissionedBy |
Bayezid I
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| completionYear |
1399
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| constructionPeriod |
late 14th century
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| country |
Turkey
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| denomination |
Sunni Islam
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| era |
early Ottoman period
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| 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 |
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
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| locatedInContinent |
Asia
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| locatedInFormerCapitalOf |
Ottoman Empire
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| locatedInRegion |
Marmara Region
NERFINISHED
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| numberOfDomes |
20
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| openToPublic |
yes
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| patron |
Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I
NERFINISHED
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| primaryMaterial |
brick
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stone → |
| religion |
Islam
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| significance |
major landmark of Bursa
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one of the most important early Ottoman mosques → |
| UNESCOSiteType |
Cultural
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince |
2014
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