Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque)

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Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque) is an early 15th-century Ottoman mosque in Bursa, Turkey, renowned for its richly decorated interior covered with green and turquoise tiles.

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Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman mosque
historic building
mosque
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
early Ottoman architecture
associatedWith Yeşil Mosque
surface form: Yeşil Külliyesi
centuryOfConstruction 15th century
cityOf Bursa
commissionedBy Mehmed I
surface form: Sultan Mehmed I
completionDate circa 1419
constructionEnd 1419
constructionStart 1412
country Turkey
denomination Sunni Islam
hasDome true
hasEnglishName Green Mosque
hasFeature courtyard
mihrab
minbar
prayer hall
royal loge
hasMinaret true
hasTurkishName Yeşil Mosque
surface form: Yeşil Cami
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire"
interiorDecoration glazed tiles
green tiles
turquoise tiles
locatedIn Anatolia
Bursa
Bursa Province
Marmara Region
material stone
namedAfter its green tile decoration
notableFor calligraphic decoration
extensive tilework
richly decorated interior
stone and marble carving
numberOfMinarets 2
partOf Yeşil complex in Bursa
early Ottoman capital complex in Bursa
patron Mehmed I
region northwestern Turkey
religion Islam
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2014
usedFor Friday prayers
daily prayers
religious ceremonies

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Bursa contains Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque)