About Sancaklar mosque
The Sancaklar Mosque (Turkish: Sancaklar Camii) is a mosque in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. It was designed by architect Emre Arolat. It was conceived in response to the Sancaklar family's desire to construct a mosque in a location with views of Buyukcekmece Lake, within a neighborhood of gated communities. The mosque covers 700m2 on a 1300m2 site.
Finished in 2012, it received the 2015 Religious Building of the Year Award from ArchDaily. It also won the RIBA Award for International Excellence in 2018. In the BBC series Civilisations, classicist Mary Beard described it as "one of the most striking religious creations of modern times" and "one of the most startling mosques in the world".
This description is taken from Wikipedia and published under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Sancaklar Mosque
Location and Access
Sancaklar mosque is located in Büyükçekmece district, İstanbul. Coordinates are 41.08900, 28.60158. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for İstanbul.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick Facts
- Province İstanbul
- District Büyükçekmece
- Category Religious Sites
- Coordinates 41.08900, 28.60158
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