Door of the Green Mosque in Bursa, Turkey
The Green Mosque (Yesil Camii) is one of the most important pieces of early Ottoman architecture, which carried many elements from the Selcuk architecture. This photo is a detail from the wooden door of the mosque.The Yesil Mosque can be shown as the perfect blend between architecture and embellishment. It was commissioned by Sultan Mehmed I Celebi and completed between 1419?1424 by architect vezir Haci Ivaz Pasha. The architectural style known as Bursa Style begins with Yesil Camii
Picture No
10635766
Media ID
44901192
Size
5616px x 3744px
(21.6MB)
Credit
© Bahar Aykac / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Bahar Aykac
Date
1419-24
