| Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Istanbul,Turkey |
  Location in Istanbul | |
| Coordinates | 41°01′29″N29°00′39″E / 41.024651°N 29.010859°E /41.024651; 29.010859 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman architecture,Byzantine architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1469 |
| Completed | 1471 |
| Minaret | 1 |
TheRum Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish:Rum Mehmet Paşa Camii) is an oldOttomanmosque located in a large and densely populated district ofÜsküdar, inIstanbul,Turkey.
Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque is located close to the Bosphorus waterfront andŞemsi Pasha,Yeni Valide andMihrimah Sultan historical mosques located in the Üsküdar district. It is the first mosque to be built on the Asian (Anatolian) side of Istanbul following its takeover andcollapse of the Eastern Roman Empire.[1]
The mosque was built in 1471 for theGrand VizierRum Mehmed Pasha, who was of Greek origin. The mosque combines architectural elements of Ottoman and Byzantine styles, built of stone and brick. It was restored in 1953.
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