Grand Mosque of Bursa | |
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Turkish: Bursa Ulu Cami | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Bursa, Turkey |
Location of the mosque in Turkey | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°11′02″N 29°03′42″E / 40.18389°N 29.06167°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ali Neccar |
Type | Mosque architecture |
Style | Islamic, Ottoman |
Groundbreaking | 1396 |
Completed | 1399 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 20 |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Website | |
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The Grand Mosque of Bursa (Turkish: Bursa Ulu Cami) is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It was commissioned by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I to commemorate his great victory at the Battle of Nicopolis and built between 1396 and 1399. The mosque is a major monument of early Ottoman architecture and one of the most important mosques in the city, located in the heart of the old city alongside its historic markets.[2]