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Eglise a Nicee (Iznik Green Mosque, Bursa) - Michel François Preaulx (1787-1828) - 1840
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Eglise a Nicee (Iznik Green Mosque, Bursa)

ArtistMichel François Preaulx (1787-1828)
EngraverAugustin François Lemaitre (1797-1870)-E.Gibert
Date1840
TechniqueCopper Engraving
CategoryOttoman Empire And Turkey
SourceTurkey Volume Of L'Univers Pittoresque, Paris

Description

One of the first examples of Ottoman architecture, the Green Mosque, located in the town center of Iznik, was built by the Vizier of Sultan Murat I, Çandarlı Halil Hayrettin Pasha. Its construction began in 1378 and it was opened for worship in 1392.