Muradiye Külliyesi

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Creator(s)

Turkish, Islamic

Time period

creation date: 1426-1428

Location

Site: Bursa (Turkey)

Cultural context

Turkish

Islamic

Description

The Complex of Murad II, known as Muradiye, was built following the completion of the Yesil Complex and consists of a mosque, madrasa (medrese), soup kitchen (imaret), a Koran school for boys (sibyan mektebi), hamam and twelve mausolea (türbe) belonging to the Ottoman family.

exterior, western view of the Muradiye mosque showing the domed west eyvan and the larger domes of the main court and the prayer hall, 1991

Work type

Mosque

Madrasa

Mausoleum

Medium

basalt (basic igneous rock)

brick

limestone

stone

wood (plant material)

granite