Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
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The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, also known as the Aksaray Valide Mosque , is an Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul
, Turkey
. It is located at the intersection of Ordu Street and Atatürk Boulevard in the Aksaray neighborhood. It is located next to Pertevniyal High School (Turkish: Pertevniyal Lisesi) which was also built by the order of Sultana Pertevniyal in 1872.
, wife of Sultan
Mahmud II
and mother of Sultan Abdülaziz
. It was designed by the Italian
architect Montani. The construction work began in November 1869, and the mosque was finished in 1871.
Istanbul
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, Turkey
Turkey
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. It is located at the intersection of Ordu Street and Atatürk Boulevard in the Aksaray neighborhood. It is located next to Pertevniyal High School (Turkish: Pertevniyal Lisesi) which was also built by the order of Sultana Pertevniyal in 1872.
History
One of the last mosques built in Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire, the Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque was built for the Sultana PertevniyalSultana Pertevniyal
Sultana Pertevniyal, Pertav-Nihâl or sometimes called as Besîme and Hasnâ was the Wallachian wife of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II and Valide Sultan to their son Abdülaziz....
, wife of Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Mahmud II
Mahmud II
Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdulhamid I...
and mother of Sultan Abdülaziz
Abdülâziz
Abdülaziz I or Abd Al-Aziz, His Imperial Majesty was the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned between 25 June 1861 and 30 May 1876...
. It was designed by the Italian
Italy
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architect Montani. The construction work began in November 1869, and the mosque was finished in 1871.