Fatih Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Location in the Fatih district of Istanbul | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°1′11″N 28°56′59″E / 41.01972°N 28.94972°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Atik Sinan, Mimar Mehmet Tahir |
Type | Mosque |
Groundbreaking | 1463 |
Completed | 1771 (rebuilt after earthquake) |
Specifications | |
Dome dia. (inner) | 26 meters (85 ft) |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Materials | granite, marble |
The Fatih Mosque (Turkish: Fatih Camii, "Conqueror's Mosque" in English) is an Ottoman mosque off Fevzi Paşa Caddesi in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. The original mosque was constructed between 1463 and 1470 on the site of the Church of the Holy Apostles. Seriously damaged in the 1766 earthquake, it was rebuilt in 1771 to a different design. It is named after the Ottoman sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, known in Turkish as Fatih Sultan Mehmed, who conquered Constantinople in 1453.
The Sahn-ı Seman Medrese, once an important center for the study of theology, law, medicine, astronomy, physics and mathematics, formed part of the Fatih Mosque. It was founded by the Turkic astronomer Ali Qushji who had been invited by Mehmed to his court in Istanbul.
The mosque complex was completely restored in 2009 and again ten years later. It reopened to worshippers in 2021.