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Nuruosmaniye Mosque, the Glossary

The Nuruosmaniye Mosque (Nuruosmaniye Camii) is an 18th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey, which was inscribed in the Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey in 2016.^[1]

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Baroque mosques of the Ottoman Empire
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1755

Acanthus mollis

Acanthus mollis, commonly known as bear's breeches, sea dock, bear's foot plant, sea holly, gator plant or oyster plant, is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae and is native to the Mediterranean region.

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Ahmed III

Ahmed III (احمد ثالث., Aḥmed-i sālis; 30 December 16731 July 1736) was sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687).

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Ahmed Resmî Efendi

Ahmed Resmî Efendi (English, "Ahmed Efendi of Resmo"), also called by some Arabic sources as Ahmed bin İbrahim Giridî ("Ahmed the son of İbrahim the Cretan"), was an Ottoman Greek statesman, diplomat and author of the late 18th century.

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Allah

Allah (ﷲ|translit.

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Çemberlitaş, Fatih

Çemberlitaş (Turkish: 'Hooped Stone') is a quarter in the Fatih district of Istanbul on the European side of the city.

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Şehsuvar Sultan

Şehsuvar Sultan (شهسوار سلطان; "intrepid heroine"; 1682 – 27 April 1756) was a consort to the Ottoman Sultan Mustafa II (r. 1695–1703) and Valide sultan to their son Osman III (r. 1754–1757).

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Balcony

A balcony (from balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.

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Baroque architecture

Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe.

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Blue Mosque, Istanbul

| image. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and Blue Mosque, Istanbul are Fatih and Ottoman mosques in Istanbul.

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Classical Ottoman architecture

Classical Ottoman architecture is a period in Ottoman architecture generally including the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Column of Constantine

The Column of Constantine (Çemberlitaş Sütunu; Στήλη τουΚωνσταντίνουΑ΄; Columna Constantini) is a monumental column commemorating the dedication of Constantinople by Roman emperor Constantine the Great on 11 May 330 AD. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and column of Constantine are Fatih.

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Constantinople

Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.

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Dikka

A dikka or dakka (دكة), also known in Turkish as a müezzin mahfili, is a raised platform or tribune in a mosque from which the Quran is recited and where the muezzin chants or repeats in response to the imam's prayers.

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Dome

A dome is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere.

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Edirne

Edirne, historically known as Adrianople (Adrianoúpolis), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace.

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Edirnekapı, Fatih

Edirnekapı is a quarter of Istanbul, Turkey.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fatih

Fatih is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.

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Fatih Mosque, Istanbul

The large Fatih Mosque (Fatih Camii, "Conqueror's Mosque" in English) is an Ottoman mosque off Fevzi Paşa Caddesi in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and Fatih Mosque, Istanbul are Fatih and Ottoman mosques in Istanbul.

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Forum of Constantine

The Forum of Constantine (Fóros Konstantínou; Forum Constantini) was built at the foundation of Constantinople immediately outside the old city walls of Byzantium.

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Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque

The Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque (Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii) is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of the Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque are Ottoman mosques in Istanbul.

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Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

The Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 345.) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shopsMüller-Wiener (1977), p. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and Grand Bazaar, Istanbul are Fatih.

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Grand vizier

Grand vizier (vazîr-i aʾzam; sadr-ı aʾzam; sadrazam) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world.

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Greeks

The Greeks or Hellenes (Έλληνες, Éllines) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities established around the world..

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Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia ('Holy Wisdom'), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and Hagia Sophia are Fatih.

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Hünkâr Mahfili

A Hünkâr Mahfili is a structure within the prayer hall of a mosque used for worship by the Sultan, the royal family, and high-ranking government officials.

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Horseshoe

A horseshoe is a product designed to protect a horse hoof from wear.

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Imaret

Imaret, sometimes also known as a darüzziyafe, is one of several names used to identify the public soup kitchens built throughout the Ottoman Empire from the 14th to the 19th centuries.

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Ionic order

The Ionic order is one of the three canonic orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric and the Corinthian.

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Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia.

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Istanbul Tram

The Istanbul Tram (İstanbul Tramvayı) is a modern tram system on the European side of Istanbul.

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Külliye

A külliye (كلیه) is a complex of buildings associated with Turkish architecture centered on a mosque and managed within a single institution, often based on a waqf (charitable foundation) and composed of a madrasa, a Dar al-Shifa (clinic), kitchens, bakery, hammam, other buildings for various charitable services for the community and further annexes.

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List of mosques commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty

The list below contains some of the most important mosques in modern-day Turkey that were commissioned by the members of Ottoman imperial family.

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Lists of mosques

Lists of mosques cover mosques, places of worship for Muslims.

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Madrasa

Madrasa (also,; Arabic: مدرسة, pl. مدارس), sometimes transliterated as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary education or higher learning.

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Mahmud I

Mahmud I (محمود اول, I.; 2 August 1696 13 December 1754), known as Mahmud the Hunchback, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754.

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Mihrab

Mihrab (محراب,, pl. محاريب) is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying.

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Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Edirnekapı

The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Mihrimah Sultan Cami) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located near the Byzantine land walls in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Edirnekapı are Fatih and Ottoman mosques in Istanbul.

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Minaret

A minaret (translit, or translit; minare; translit) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques.

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Minbar

A minbar (sometimes romanized as mimber) is a pulpit in a mosque where the imam (leader of prayers) stands to deliver sermons (خطبة, khutbah).

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Mosque

A mosque, also called a masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims.

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Muezzin

The muezzin (مُؤَذِّن) is the person who proclaims the call to the daily prayer (ṣalāt) five times a day (Fajr prayer, Zuhr prayer, Asr prayer, Maghrib prayer and Isha prayer) at a mosque from the minaret.

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Muhammad

Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.

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Muqarnas

Muqarnas (مقرنص; مقرنس, or translit), also known in Iberian architecture as Mocárabe (from), is a form of three-dimensional decoration in Islamic architecture in which rows or tiers of niche-like elements are projected over others below.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

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Osman III

Osman III (عثمان ثالث Osmān-i sālis;&lrm; 2 January 1699 – 30 October 1757) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757.

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Ottoman architecture

Ottoman architecture is an architectural style or tradition that developed under the Ottoman Empire over a long period, undergoing some significant changes during its history.

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Ottoman Baroque architecture

Ottoman Baroque architecture, also known as Turkish Baroque, was a period in Ottoman architecture in the 18th century and early 19th century which was influenced by European Baroque architecture.

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

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Panegyric

A panegyric is a formal public speech or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing.

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Pediment

Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape.

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Pendentive

In architecture, a pendentive is a constructional device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or of an elliptical dome over a rectangular room.

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Pointed arch

A pointed arch, ogival arch, or Gothic arch is an arch with a pointed crown meet at an angle at the top of the arch.

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Quran

The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah).

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014.

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Sabil (fountain)

A sabil or sebil (sabīl; sebil) is a small kiosk in the Islamic architectural tradition where water is freely dispensed to members of the public by an attendant behind a grilled window.

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Sahn

A sahn (صَحْن), is a courtyard in Islamic architecture, especially the formal courtyard of a mosque.

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Süleymaniye Mosque

The Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque are Fatih and Ottoman mosques in Istanbul.

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Selamlik

The Selamlik, Selamluk or Sélamlique (سلاملق, Selamlık) was the portion of an Ottoman palace or house reserved for men.

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Selimiye Mosque, Edirne

The Selimiye Mosque (Selimiye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque, located in the city of Edirne (formerly Adrianople), Turkey.

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Seven hills of Istanbul

Istanbul is known as the City on the Seven Hills (Yedi tepeli şehir).

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Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.

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Türbe

Türbe refers to a Muslim mausoleum, tomb or grave often in the Turkish-speaking areas and for the mausolea of Ottoman sultans, nobles and notables.

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Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey

Below is the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey are world Heritage Tentative List for Turkey.

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum

The Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) is a museum located in Sultanahmet Square in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Nuruosmaniye Mosque and Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum are Fatih.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuruosmaniye_Mosque

Also known as Nuruosmaniye Camii.

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Nuruosmaniye Mosque, the Glossary

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See also

Baroque mosques of the Ottoman Empire

Religious buildings and structures completed in 1755

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