Ishak Pasha Mosque

Ishakpaşa caddesi Street descends from the Ahmed III Fountain along the western wall of the Topkapi Palace to the shore of the Marmara Sea. The history of the era of Mehmet II the Conqueror knows two Grand Viziers with such surnames. One of them, named Ibrahim, was born into a Muslim family in Inegel and became famous during the siege of Belgrade. The second was a Greek from Thessaloniki, converted to Islam, received the name Abdullah, and is known for his charity. It was he who built the mosque and public baths located on this street. The mosque (Ishak Paşa Camii) has no building inscription and was first mentioned in a document in 1485 describing the property of the deceased nobleman. Several tablets report reconstructions of the mosque in 1702, 1732 and 1805. The main reason for the reconstruction was earthquakes and fires. The mosque was last damaged in 1912, during a fire that destroyed 885 buildings. After that, the mosque was opened for worship only in 1951, but renovation work continued until 1973. The mosque is built of rough stone, the arches and windows are made of their bricks. The room has a square shape with a wall width of 8.63 meters and is covered with a dome on an octagonal drum. There are two to four windows on each side, arranged in two tiers. The sills of the lower windows are made of marble. On the western corner there is a brick minaret, on a base of hewn stone, the tower of the minaret is reinforced with three stone belts.

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