Adiliyya Mosque
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Alternative Titles
Adliye Camii
Dukaginzade Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Dukaginzade Mehmet Pasa Camii
Mosque al-Adeliye
Date
1556-1566Description
The Adiliyah Mosque, located in the Saffahiyah district, was built by the Wali Mohammed Basha in 1556. The mosque has a main courtyard with a covered water pool. A double parallel colonnade creates the mediating space between the courtyard and the north side of the main prayer hall. The prayer hall is square in plan each side measuring 23m. The mosque has one cylindrical minaret built in the Ottoman style.
Source:
Rihawi, Abdul Qader. 1979. Arabic Islamic Architecture in Syria. Damascus: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. 231. exterior, west facade, entrance from Suq al-Farrain, 1991
Type of Work
MosqueSubject
Mosques, Religious architecture, Architecture, Islamic --Syria, Architecture, Ottoman
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Item is Part of
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