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Şahinbey district, Turkey

Boyacı Mosque

Şahinbey district, Turkey

Boyacı Mosque
Photo: Nevit Dilmen (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Boyacı Mosque, also known as the Boyacıoğlu Mosque or Kadı Kemalettin Mosque, stands in the Şahinbey district of Gaziantep, Turkey, at the intersection of Kutlar Street and Hamdi Kutlar Avenue. Construction of this Islamic structure began in 1211 under the orders of Kadı Kemalettin Bey and was completed in 1357, spanning nearly 150 years of building work. Built of dimension stone, the mosque represents the architectural traditions of its era.

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Built
Type
mosque
Materials
dimension stone
Place
Şahinbey district, Turkey

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