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Place et Fontaine de Tophane-Mosquée de Piale Pasha (The Tophane Fountain and Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque, Istanbul) - Jean Baptiste Arnout (1788-1865) - 1840
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Place et Fontaine de Tophane-Mosquée de Piale Pasha (The Tophane Fountain and Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque, Istanbul)

ArtistJean Baptiste Arnout (1788-1865)
EngraverAugustin François Lemaitre (1797-1870)-Charles Lalaisse (1811-1863)
Date1840
TechniqueCopper Engraving
CategoryOttoman Empire And Turkey
SourceTurkey Volume Of L'Univers Pittoresque, Paris

Description

The Tophane Fountain, located in Tophane Square, was built by Sultan Mahmut I in 1732 in baroque style. It is the tallest and third largest fountain in Istanbul. Kılıc Ali Pasha Mosque was built by Mimar Sinan in 1580 by Kılıç Ali Pasha. The mosque has a complex consisting of a madrasah, a tomb and a bath.