GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
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| Artist | John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876) |
| Engraver | John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876) |
| Date | 1838 |
| Technique | Lithography |
| Category | Ottoman Empire And Turkey |
| Source | Illustrations of Constantinople |
Ulu Mosque is located in Bursa city center. It was built by the Ottoman Sultan Yıldırım Bayezid by the architect Ali Neccar or Hacı İvaz between 1396-1400. Twenty-domed mosque, the largest mosque in Turkey internal community place. Inside the mosque, under an open-top dome, there is a fountain with sixteen corners and a fountain with three bowls. The mihrap and pulpit (Minber) of the Grand Mosque are also depicted in the engraving. The mihrap is the hollow and recessed place in the middle of the wall in the direction of the qibla, where the imam stands in front of the congregation while praying. The pulpit (minber) is a building with stairs on which a sermon is read.
