Green Tomb, Bursa, Turkey
Monument outside the Green Tomb or Yesil Turbe, mausoleum of the 5th Ottoman Sultan Mehmed I Celebi, Bursa, Turkey. On the tiled wall, a marble window frame is decorated with colourful Iznik tiles with Arabic inscriptions. The tomb was built by Mehmed's son and successor Murad II following Mehmed's death in 1421 and is so named because of the green-blue tiles which cover the exterior. The architect, Haci Ivaz Pasha, designed the tomb and the Yesil Mosque opposite. Most of the exterior tiles were replaced following an earthquake in 1855. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13427819
Media ID
45093665
Size
3592px x 5536px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
