Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque
| Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque | |
|---|---|
Sarkis Balyan | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1884 |
| Completed | 1886 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque (
Neo-Gothic style and classical Ottoman motifs. A bronze colonnade erected by Abdul Hamid II in Marjeh Square of Damascus, Syria
bears a replica statue of the Yıldız Mosque on top.
On 4 August 2017, the mosque was reopened by President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan after 4 years of restoration work that cost 27 million Turkish liras ($7.6 million).[1]
Assassination attempt of Abdul Hamid II
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On 21 July 1905, members of the
Yıldız assassination attempt. Although the bomb failed to kill the sultan due to an unforeseen delay, it killed 26 others and wounded 58 more. The attempt was in response to the pogroms and massacres against Armenians and other minorities of the Ottoman Empire carried out by Abdul Hamid II's government, the Hamidian massacres
.
See also
- Yıldız assassination attempt
- Yıldız Palace
- Yıldız Clock Tower
- List of mosques
- Ottoman architecture
References
- ^ "Erdogan reopens historic mosque in Istanbul". Anadolu Agency. 4 August 2016.
- Koksal, Irfan (trans.). "General information on Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque". Istanbul 2010: European Capital of Culture. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
External links
Media related to Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque at Wikimedia Commons