Tiles from Green Mosque, Bursa, Turkey
Tile decoration of green octagonal and turquoise triangular tiles with gold decoration found in the rooms to the sides of the mosque after the vestibule, Green Mosque or Yesil Cami, Bursa, Turkey. The Green Mosque was built under Sultan Mehmed Celebi in 1419-21 by the architect Haci Ivaz Pasha. The painted decorations were by Ali bin Ilyas and Mehmed el Mecnun. Following an earthquake in 1855, the building underwent an extensive renovation led by architect Leon Parvillee. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13427787
Media ID
45093186
Size
3756px x 3744px
(5.5MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
