3425 x 5157 px | 29 x 43,7 cm | 11,4 x 17,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
24 mai 2008
Informations supplémentaires:
The construction of the Old Mosque of Edirne began in 1402 (805 A.H.) by order of Emir Süleyman and was completed under the rule of his brother Mehmed I in 1414 (816 A.H.) The inscriptive plaque (kitabe) above its western portal gives the name of the architect, Haci Alaeddin of Konya and the builder, Ömer bin Ibrahim. Built as a Friday Mosque in the market neighborhood of Edirne, the mosque took on its current name following the completion of the new Üç Serefeli Mosque in 1447. The Old Mosque was restored by Mahmud I in 1753 following damage by earthquake and by fire a few years earlier. More recently, the mosque was restored between 1924 and 1934 and in 1965 after the 1953 earthquake. The small madrasa (medrese) has not survived.The interior of the mosque is adorned with painted decoration and large works of calligraphy dating from the second half of the 19th century.
