Bayezid II Mosque

The Beyazit Mosque (Turkish: Beyazit Camii ), also Bayezit Mosque, is the oldest still existing Sultan Mosque in Istanbul, in the homonymous district. It is located on Beyazit Square (Beyazit meydanı ) in front of the entrance to the grounds of the University of Istanbul and was built by Sultan Beyazit II, the son of Mehmed the Conqueror, 1501-1506.

Stylistically, it mediates between the architectural model of the Hagia Sophia and the Suleymaniye and marks the beginning of the "classical " Ottoman architecture, which was the dominant architectural style for over two centuries. It was probably by the architect Yakup Şah 'm Sultanşah built. Only the side arms right and left of the portal still belong to the early Ottoman period. With them, far away from the nave, are also the two minarets. Inside half-domes surround the expansive main dome 17 meters in diameter. Noteworthy is the Sultansloge rare marble.

To Kulliye include the Türbengarten ( here is the Sultan buried ), a soup kitchen, which now houses a library, the picturesque Sahafar Çarşısı ( book market ), an elementary school, the madrasah in which the calligraphy museum is set up today, and a bath today only a large ruin on the Ordu Caddesi.