Laleyi (Tulip) Mosque 1760-63 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

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Istanbul
Laleyi (Tulip) Mosque
1760-63
Ottoman Baroque




View looking up at the dome and its eight supporting arches, with the mihrab apse seen at the bottom center. The gilt lattice of the royal lodge appears at the upper left corner. The painting of the domes may be old-fashioned, but the outside details are Ottoman Baroque:



Exterior detail, showing stabilizing turret crowning pier at the courtyard end of the soutwest arcade and curved outline of cornice




Detail from sabil, showing bronze latticework on concave windows and inscriptive panels separated by fluted pilasters below the wide segmented eaves



Text and photos from Archnet.org

Mapa del lugar de interés Laleyi (Tulip) Mosque 1760-63

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