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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

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