| Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque | |
|---|---|
Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Büyükçekmece |
| Province | Istanbul |
| Location | |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
  Location of the mosque in Istanbul, turkey | |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°01′20″N28°34′34″E / 41.02222°N 28.57611°E /41.02222; 28.57611 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Mimar Sinan |
| Type | mosque |
| Completed | 1567; 458 years ago (1567) |
| Minaret | 1 |
TheSokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish:Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii), also known as the Köprübaşı (Bridgehead) Mosque, is the ruin of a 16th-centuryOttomanmosque located inIstanbul, Turkey.[1]
The ruin is situated inBüyükçekmece which is now a district of Istanbul, but would have been in the countryside at the time the mosque was built. It was designed byOttoman imperial architectMimar Sinan (c. 1488/1490-1588) and built for thegrand vizierSokollu Mehmed Pasha (in office 1565–1579) in 1567.[1] It is one of the three mosques with the same name built by Mimar Sinan in Istanbul.
Only the minaret, one gateway and a low wall remain of the mosque. The minaret is unusual in that it is 'monolithic', carved from a single piece of stone. The design is unique in Turkey, there being one similar minaret in Egypt.
The mosque was constructed beside the east end of theKanuni Sultan Suleiman Bridge.
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