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Construction year: 1470? Sinan's restoration: ?

The city it is located in: Edirne

The borough it is located in: Central Edirne

The neighbourhood it is located in: Taşlık

Address: Taşlık, Edirne

How to reach the place: This mosque is in central Edirne, within a walking distance from the Selimiye Complex.

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: Since this mosque is located in the Taşlık District in Edirne, it is popularly known as the Taşlık Mosque; however, its original name is Mahmut Pasha Mosque. Built by Mahmut Pasha, one of the grand visiers of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, probably in the 1470s. Later records show that Sinan rebuilt the building. The Mosque was resored after it was damaged in the 1752 earthquake; it was severely damaged in 1936 and most of the structure was taken down to its foundations in 1942. In 2006, the Directorate of Pious Foundations started another rebuilding within the still standing four walls, to finish in 2007. The construction is carried on in the classical period style of Ottoman architecture.

The other monuments of Sinan similar to this building: Sultan Selim Mosque (Edirne), Sultan Selim Hadith College (Edirne), Sultan Selim Darülkurra (Edirne), Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Bath House (Edirne), Rüstem Paşa Caravanserai (Edirne), Defterdar Mustafa Paşa Mosque (Edirne), Ali Pasha Caravanserai,

The other monuments similar to this building: Üç Şerefeli Mosque, Covered Bazaar (Bedesten), Eski Mosque, Edirne City Historical Museum, Edirne Museum, Ekmekçizade Caravanserai, Deveci Han

Last Update: 14.12.2015

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