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Dick Osseman | all galleries >> Amasya Turkey >> Mosques in Amasya >> Small sets of mosques > Amasya june 2011 7931.jpg
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24-JUN-2011

Amasya june 2011 7931.jpg

The Hatuniye Cami (Mosque of Hatun), built in 1510, on behalf of Bülbül Hatun (= Lady Nightingale), a wife of sultan Beyazıt II and the mother of Şehzade (Prince) Ahmet.

On the picture: The congregation place. The space in front of the mihrab (prayer niche) is lit by the small windows under the squinched dome.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘Vakıf Abideler ve eski Eserler’ - Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara 1983

Nikon D3
1/30s f/8.0 at 14.0mm iso2000 full exif

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