Tomb of Turhan Sultan
The Tomb of Turhan Sultan (Turkish: Turhan Sultan Türbesi) is the mausoleum of five Ottoman sultans, located at Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1663 for Turhan Sultan, first Haseki of Sultan Ibrahim and mother of Sultan Mehmed IV.
Overview
The tomb is situated on the corner of Bankacılar St. and Yeni Cami St. in
Architecture
The tomb was built by court architect Mustafa Agha. It was designed in square-plan having a porch of the size 15 m × 15 m (49 ft × 49 ft) in front of its entrance gate. The porch's dome is carried by pendant vaults and arched vaults built with interchangeably white and red stones. The porch is decorated with tiles and carvings. The rectangular panels on the porch walls contain each a red and pale green rosette on white ground. The panels have decorative fillings on the corners. On the right side of the gate, an inscription reads literally "Oh! my Allah, who opens the doors, open auspicial doors to us".[2]
Windows in two rows around the building, with exception on the porch side, bring light inside the tomb. The lower row windows are rectangular and are barred while the upper row windows have pointed-arch design. The tomb's interior is decorated with
References
- ^ "İstanbul Türbeler Müzesi Müdürlüğüme BağlıBulunan Türbelerin Lstesi" (in Turkish). Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Eminönü Hatice Turhan Sultan Türbesi" (in Turkish). TAS stanbul. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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