Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii
View of the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Kadırga is located in Istanbul Fatih
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Kadırga
Location within the Fatih district of Istanbul
Geographic coordinates41°00′17″N 28°58′20″E / 41.00472°N 28.97222°E / 41.00472; 28.97222
Architecture
Architect(s)Mimar Sinan
Typemosque
Groundbreakingc. 1568
Completed1571/2
Specifications
Dome height (outer)22.8 m (75 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)13 m (43 ft)
Minaret(s)1
Materialsgranite, marble
Plan by Cornelius Gurlitt, 1912
Cross section by Cornelius Gurlitt, 1912

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in the Kadırga neighborhood in Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned jointly by the grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha and his wife İsmihan Sultan. It was designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan and completed in 1571/2. The mosque is noted for the fine quality of the Iznik tiles that decorate the interior walls.

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