The Sultan's Private Mosque, Constantinople

Description

The Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque, also called the Yıldız Mosque, is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in Yıldız neighbourhood of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey, on the way to Yıldız Palace. The mosque was commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II, and constructed between 1884 and 1886. The mosque was built on a rectangular plan and has one minaret. The architecture of the mosque is a combination of Neo-Gothic style and classical Ottoman motifs. The Friday Selamlik (salutation) is the event that the Ottoman sultans go to and from the mosque for Friday prayers. Scientific, military and civilian officials were present during the Friday salutation with their official uniforms and attended the ceremony. Garvür is made from a photograph taken by photographer Abdullah Freres