About Sokollu Mehmed Pasha II Mosque
The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.
The mosque is situated in Azapkapı neighborhood of Beyoğlu district in Istanbul. It is directly beside the Atatürk Bridge across the Golden Horn, but there was no bridge here at the time the mosque was built. It was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan (c. 1488/1490-1588) and built for the grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (in office 1565–1579) in 1578. It is one of the three mosques with the same name built by Mimar Sinan in Istanbul.
This description is taken from Wikipedia and published under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Azapkapı
Location and Access
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha II Mosque is located in Beyoğlu district, İstanbul. Coordinates are 41.02500, 28.96778. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for İstanbul.
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Quick Facts
- Province İstanbul
- District Beyoğlu
- Category Religious Sites
- Period 1577
- Coordinates 41.02500, 28.96778
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