Nuruosmaniye Mosque
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The Nuruosmaniye Mosque is an Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
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 mosque
Mosque
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 located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih
Fatih
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 district in Istanbul
Istanbul
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, Turkey
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. It is considered one of the finest examples of mosques in Ottoman Baroque style. It was built by architects Mustafa Ağa and Simon Kalfa from the order of Sultan Mahmut I and completed by his brother and successor Sultan Osman III
Osman III
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. The architects adopted Baroque
Baroque architecture
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 architectural elements, the mosque is also distinctive with the absence of an ablution
Wudu
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 fountain . Nuruosmaniye Mosque is located near the entrance to the Kapalıçarşı (Grand Bazaar), Column of Constantine
Column of Constantine
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 and the historical Atik Ali Paşa Mosque.

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