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Eyüp Sultan Mosque
Basic information
Location Istanbul, Turkey
Affiliation Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Ottoman architecture
Year completed 1458
Specifications
Minaret(s) 2
Dome of the Eyüp Sultan MosqueThe Eyüp Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Eyüp Sultan Camii) is situated outside the Walls of Constantinople, near the Golden Horn, in the district of Eyüp on the European side of Istanbul. 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 the Prophet Muhammad are preserved in the tomb.
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