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USKUDAR
MIHRIMAH
SULTAN
SOCIAL
COMPLEX
This
complex
finished
at
the
same
time
with
Sehzade
Mosque
*
by
Mimar
Sinan
was
commissioned
by
Mihrimah
Sultan,
the
daughter
of
Suleiman
the
Magnificent,
according
to
Arabic
in-
scription
on
the
main
door
of
the
mosque.
The
complex
con-
sisted
of
mosques,
madrasas,
mausoleums,
primary
school,
inn,
hospices
and
tabhane.
But
only
some
of
them
have
survived
until
present
day.
Like
all
structures
built
by
Sinan
for
the
sultan
and
viziers,
this
mosque
in
Üsküdar
pierhead
is
a
new
test
in
continuous
space
researches.
Muezzin
gallery
is
on
the
entrance
door.
This
mosque
is
one
of
the
most
pure
geometric
established
buildings
of
Sinan
in
terms
of
external
configuration
of
prayer
space.
Marble
altar
with
muqarnas
and
marble
pulpit
bear
the
classic
period
features.
The
most
effective
element
of
the
mosque
is
the
mansion
with
second
row
wide
porches
surrounding
the
place
of
classical
narthex
and
the
fountain
towards
the
sea.
The
plan
of
this
marble
fountain
under
a
pavilion
extending
into
the
sea
is
a
twenty
cornered
polygon.
There
are
geometric
patterns
and
due
to
its
location
it
is
one
of
Is-
tanbul's
most
beautiful
places
for
ablution.
Asymmetric
entrance
and
stairs
of
outer
courtyard
are
items
that
increase
beauty
of
this
structure
today.
To
build
16
celled
madrasa
a
bit
more
to
the
north-facing
so
that
the
entry
would
be
outer
portico
of
the
mosque
instead
of
being
parallel
with
the
mosque
raises
the
suspi-
cion
that
the
settlement
pattern
on
the
site
plan
follows
the
coast
line.
Classrooms
and
the
courtyard
portico
in
front
of
the
room
either
side
of
it
turn
in
front
of
the
wall
of
the
yard
on
the
mosque
side.
In
many
madrasas
of
Sinan,
a
side
yard-free
madrassa
has
been
arranged.
On
qibla
side
of
the
mosque,
leaving
away
from
it
by
a
little
way
the
Elementary
School
consists
of
an
open
domed
iwan
and
closed
domed
classroom.
The
graveyard
of
the
complex
is
on
the
qibla
side
of
the
mosque.
Here
there
are
valuable
tombstones
and
coffins
remaining
from
the
classic
period.
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