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THE
DOLMABAHCE
MOSQUE
The
construction
the
Dolmabahce
Mosque
was
started
with
the
order
of
the
Bezmi
Alem
Valide
Sultan
and
completed
by
his
son
Sultan
Abdulmecid
after
she
died
in
1853,
and
designed
by
Garabet
Balyan.
The
mosque,
the
real
name
of
which
Bezmialem
Valide
Sultan
Mosque,
was
opened
to
worship
with
a
Friday
prayer
in
1855.
The
mosque
was
constructed
as
a
mix
of
baroque,
rococo,
and
empire
styles
with
the
localized
art
background
and
taste
with
an
interesting
interpretation.
The
dome
in
the
contrary
of
the
classical
architecture
was
placed
directly
over
the
walls
and
in
order
to
prevent
the
walls
opening
to
the
sides
due
to
the
load
they
are
carrying
rectangular
shaped
heavy
weight
towers
were
placed
on
the
corners.
The
front
façade
of
the
mosque
which
was
built
of
stone
and
marble
is
covered
with
the
Hunkar
Summer
Palace
of
two
storeys
which
extends
out
from
two
sides.
The
summer
palace
consists
of
an
"L"
shaped
wind
which
projects
out
on
two
sides
and
an
inside
center
body.
The
minarets
which
were
separated
from
the
main
body
of
the
mosque
are
on
two
corners
of
the
summer
palace.
The
minarets
are
distinctive
with
their
long
thin
forms
and
riffle
bodies
the
bottom
of
the
balconies
was
decorated
with
acanthus
leaves.
The
mosque
was
reached
through
the
Hunkar
Summer
Palace;
here
as
in
the
Hunkar
Sumnmer
Palace
through
lots
of
windows
very
illuminated
space
was
created.
The
ground
of
the
sanctuary
was
covered
of
brick,
its
dome
interiors
and
pendentives
were
ornamented
in
western
style
with
gold
and
oil
painting
handcrafts.
The
baroque
decorations
were
used
on
the
mihrab
and
the
mimbar
which
shows
marble
work.
The
mosque
which
was
used
as
the
Sea
Museum
between
1948
and
1961
together
with
the
Hunkar
Summer
Palace
was
opened
two
sanctuaries
after
the
museum
was
moved
to
its
new
building.
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