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Коџа Кади џамија - Koca Kadı mosque

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гитардемон on April 9, 2011

There might be a historical connection between the house and the mosque, and the nearby Yeni bath, which served the local Muslim community. The modest mosque has a simple rectangular prayer room, 8.80 m. by 8.50 m., covered by a hipped roof. The masonry of the walls is a good Cloisonné work, formed of layers of two horizontally placed bricks, around the cut block of stone. The wall thickness is around 90 cm. On the mihrab side there exist two large marble-framed and iron-grilled windows with three smaller arched windows on the upper side of the wall. At the front on the northwestern side, where the main entrance is located, a simple arched alcove for the latecomers was added. The polygonal stone minaret is attached on the southwestern corner of the prayer hall and its entrance is through the mosque interior. The upper minaret body and its stalactite brick şerefe balcony are partly ruined. The interior of the prayer hall was damaged by the dwellers a long time ago, except for some remnants of the colored mihrab niche in stucco and the flat wooden ceiling (şişe tavan). The main entrance door that was decorated with woodcarvings disappeared a long time ago. There are some similarities with the mosque of Egrikaş Efendi that was once situated in the vicinity. But, the most remarkable similarity can be found in the Iskender Paşa Cami of 1559-1560 in Kanlica on the Bosphorus, designed by Mimar Sinan.

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  • Uploaded on April 9, 2011
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    by гитардемон
    • Camera: Sony Ericsson G502
    • Taken on 2011/04/02 18:33:53
    • Exposure: 0.008s (1/125)
    • Focal Length: 3.25mm
    • F/Stop: f/3.000
    • ISO Speed: ISO100
    • Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
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