Eyüp Sultan Mosque

Eyüp Sultan Mosque
Eyüp Sultan Mosque
Basic information
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Geographic coordinates	41°02′52.61″N 28°56′01.63″E
Affiliation	Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Ottoman architecture
Completed	1458
Specifications
Minaret(s)	2

Dome of the Eyüp Sultan Mosque

The Eyüp Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Eyüp Sultan Camii) is situated in the district of Eyüp on the European side of Istanbul, near the Golden Horn, outside the Walls of Constantinople. Built in 1458, it was the first mosque constructed by the Ottoman Turks following their conquest of Constantinople in 1453.^{[citation needed]}

The mosque rises next to the place where Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Turkish: Eyüp Sultan), the standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, is said to have been buried during the Arab assault on Constantinople in 670. His tomb is greatly venerated by Muslims, attracting many pilgrims. Some of the personal belongings of Muhammad are preserved in the tomb.

See also

• List of mosques
• Ottoman architecture

References

• Mehmet Nami Haskan, Eyüpsultan Tarihi, Eyüpsultan Vakfı Yayınları, Istanbul 1996.

External links

Media related to Eyüp Sultan Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• Images of the Eyüp Sultan Mosque
• An 360° panorama of the Eyüp Sultan Mosque