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Construction year: 1546-1548?

The city it is located in: İstanbul

The borough it is located in: Fatih

The neighbourhood it is located in: Hoca Üveyz

Address: Hoca Üveyz Quarter, Bali Paşa Avenue, Hoca Efendi Street.

How to reach the place: Getting off the light rail at the Emniyet stop, walk in the direction of Fatih along Akşemsettin Avenue. Making a right turn on this road onto Balipasa Avenue will lead to this building.

Monument type: Mosque

The function today: Mosque

The ownership: Directorate of Pious Foundations

The bibliography that link the building to Sinan: TE, TB, TM

Information about the monument: The construction of the mosque was started by Bali Pasha and completed by his wife, Hüma Hatun, after his death. The building has endured many natural disasters throughout its life span and has, thus, lost much of its original magnificence. The most sigficant damage was caused by the 1894 earthquake, when the main dome and the part of the outside portico was destroyed. It was restored in 1935-36 to its present state.

The other monuments of Sinan similar to this building: Sultan Selim (I) Madrasa, Hürrem Çavuş Mosque, Mesih Mehmet Paşa Mosque, Mesih Mehmet Paşa Tomb, Mimarbaşı Sinan Ağa (Mimar Sinan) Masjid, Shah Huban Hatun Tomb,

The other monuments similar to this building: Fatih Complex, Fenari İsa Mosque, Hırka-i Şerif Mosque

Last Update: 27.11.2015

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