Uşşaki Lodge Fountain "The founder of the fountain is unknown. The date written in abjad from the Arabic inscription shows 970. It is rumored that the line on it belongs to Karahisari. The construction date of the lodge is much later. (1789) This fountain, located on the wall of İmrahor İlyas Mosque, looks like a round-arched door. The most important feature of the fountain is the inscription on it. Calligrapher Karahisari's writing, which is considered a masterpiece, remains intact on the inscription stone inside the arch. The first line of the inscription, decorated with various flower and cypress motifs, gives the date of construction of the fountain using abjad calculation. At the bottom of the inscription, there is the word tawhid, written aesthetically in a script similar to the basmala in Karahisari's Turkish and Islamic Handicrafts Museum." Source: Istanbul Historical Fountains Collection, Volume 3

The fountain, located in the Yedikule district, was built in 1879 together with the Uşşaki Mosque.

Historical fountain needs some maintenance

Construction: (H.970- M.1562) An inscription by Calligrapher Karahisarı, considered a masterpiece, stands on a marble mirror stone inside his arch. In the first line of this inscription, decorated with various flower and cypress motifs, the phrase (Vakaattarih inna a'taynakelkevser) shows the date of construction of the fountain using abjad calculation. Under this text is the verse (Fetekabbelha Rabbiha), and below it is the Kalima-i Tawhid, written very artistically, in a script similar to Karahisarî's basmala in the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. It is not known who built the fountain. The maintenance and repair work carried out by IMM was completed on 22.06.2022.

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