Kuşçu Doğan Mosque

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LocationEdirne, Turkey
Coordinates41°40′48″N 26°33′15″E / 41.67994°N 26.55415°E / 41.67994; 26.55415
TypeMosque
Kuşçu Doğan Mosque
Kuşçu Doğan Camii
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationEdirne, Turkey
Interactive map of Kuşçu Doğan Mosque
Coordinates41°40′48″N 26°33′15″E / 41.67994°N 26.55415°E / 41.67994; 26.55415
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman architecture
Completed15th century
Minaret1
TypeCultural
Criteriai, iv

Kuşçu Doğan Mosque, mosque in the provincial center of Edirne was built in the early 15th century by Kuşçu Doğan, who was a Janissary Agha during the reigns of Murad II and Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror.[1]

The mosque with a square plan and a single dome is located in a small garden. The 8.46-meter dome of the mosque sits on an octagonal pulley.[2] There are four windows on each of the east, west and south walls of the mosque.[3] There are many gravestone in the grave of the mosque.

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