Ahi Celebi Mosqueの写真素材

Ahi Celebi Mosque is located at the corner of Degirmen Street and Yogurtcular Street, in Eminonu, in Fatih district of Istanbul. It is estimated that it was built towards the end of 15th century and in the beginning of 16th century.The mosque was named after the one of the famous Ottoman doctors Kemal Ahi Can Tebrizi. He was senior official in the period of Ottoman ruler Mahmut Han.The mosque has one dome and was built in the form of rectangular. Ahi Celebi Mosque is also called Yemisciler Mosque and Kanli Firin Small Mosque. The Mosque that survived two huge fires is one of the works of Mimar Sinan.Ahi Celebi Mosque has an important place in the Turkish and Ottoman tradition. Evliya Chelebi, the famous 17th century Ottoman traveler and writer, had his famous dream in this mosque. He had a vision of the Prophet in which, stammering as he was, blinded by glory, he had asked, not as he meant to, for the intercession of the Prophet but for travelling . Traveling had been granted, in abundance.