It is also known as Yıldırım Beyazıt Mosque. It was started to be built during the time of Yıldırım Bayezid (1381-1384) and was completed in 1401. It is the largest and most beautiful mosque in Kütahya. The rectangular planned mosque without a courtyard, which was repaired by Mimar Sinan during the Rhodes campaign of Suleiman the Magnificent, was built in 1893 by II. It underwent major repairs during the reign of Abdulhamid Khan and took its final shape as a dome.
This Grand Mosque covers an area of 45X25 square meters. The mosque has a minaret in the northeast corner and has doors in three directions. There is a sakahane opposite the main entrance door. The large columns inside the mosque were brought from the Ancient City of Aızanoı. There is a small fountain inside. A muezzin’s gallery with four columns was built on top of the fountain. The main space of the mosque is covered with two domes side by side and half domes on the sides, supported by six columns. The tile panel depicting the Kaaba to the right of the protruding mihrab of the mosque, which is covered with a semi-dome, is worth seeing.
It is understood from the foundation charter of the mosque prepared during the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror that the building was completed by Musa Çelebi, the son of Yıldırım Bayezid, in 813 H. / 1410 A.D.
Today, there are 1,214 mosques in our Kütahya province.
It was the largest example of the multi-domed mosque form in Ottoman architecture. The Grand Mosque is considered the 5th place (after Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem and Damascus) by the scholars of the period among the holy places in Islam.
It is the only sultan's mosque in Kütahya. He is registered with the Foundation as the sheriff of Sultan Bayezid Yıldırım Han Mosque. 48x26 m. It is the largest mosque in Kütahya in terms of size.
Evliya Çelebi writes in 1672 that the mosque is 180x90 feet, has two sides and a qibla door, has a wooden roof with 57 pine poles, has a supreme sofa on both sides until the mihrab, and has 64 windows with iron bars and a single dome. He also says that the covered mirage is made of stone (1611).
It has beautiful architecture. It's a peaceful place. Directly opposite is the Tile Museum.
It is also known as Yıldırım Beyazıt Mosque. It was started to be built during the time of Yıldırım Bayezid (1381-1384) and was completed in 1401. It is the largest and most beautiful mosque in Kütahya. The rectangular planned mosque without a courtyard, which was repaired by Mimar Sinan during the Rhodes campaign of Suleiman the Magnificent, was built in 1893 by II. It underwent major repairs during the reign of Abdulhamid Khan and took its final shape as a dome. This Great Mosque covers an area of 45X25 square meters. The mosque has a minaret in the northeast corner and has doors in three directions. There is a sakahane opposite the main entrance door. The large columns inside the mosque were brought from the Ancient City of Aızanoı. There is a small fountain inside. A muezzin's gallery with four columns was built on top of the fountain. The main space of the mosque is covered with two domes side by side and half domes on the sides, supported by six columns. The tile panel depicting the Kaaba to the right of the protruding mihrab of the mosque, which is covered with a semi-dome, is worth seeing.
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A small and historical mosque. Go early 🙂 you may not fit in. A rare work worth Kütahya.
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