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Istanbul
Kiliç Ali Pasha Mosque and Külliye
1578-1581
Architect Mimar Sinan
The külliye commissioned by Kiliç Ali Pasha, one of Sultan Suleyman's admirals, is situated close to the sea, and consists of a mosque, a medrese, tomb, and a hamam.The plan of the mosque proper, with its lateral galleries surrounding the central area on three sides is reminiscent to that of Agh. Sophia. Its concept of space is different from that of the Suleymaniye, which also shares a similar plan. The central and lateral areas are separated from one another. Contrary to what Sinan had attempted until then, the plan is developed in length rather than in width. The dome rests on a square base, with supporting semidomes on two sides, and, on the two other sides, wide arched buttresses reaching from the piers to the outer wall. Even though the galleries advance as far as the central area, calling to mind the Mahmud II Mosque, the arches supporting the dome remain much higher than the upper galleries. The latecomers' porch is doubled. The mihrab and pulpit as well as the tiles and ornamental paintings are interesting. - Interior view from the galleries towards the mihrab.
Isometric drawing
Text, photo, and plan from Archnet.org