Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul - Turkey
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Rüstem Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Rüstempaşa Camii) is an Ottoman mosque located in Hasırcılar Çarşısı (Strawmat Weavers Market) in the Tahtakale neighborhood, of the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey.
The Rüstem Pasha Mosque was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for the grand vizier Rüstem Pasha (the husband of one of the daughters of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah). Rüstem Pasha died in July 1561 and the mosque was built after his death from around 1561 until 1563. The mosque complex hosts now a religious school.;
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Address:Rüstem Pasha Mosque
Rüstem Paşa Mh.
34116 Fatih/İstanbul
Turkey
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