Hisar Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in İzmir, Turkey}}

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|name = Hisar Mosque

|image = Hisar Mosque (October 2018).jpg

|image_size = 300px

|coordinates = {{coord|38.421507|27.13359|display=inline,title}}

|religious_affiliation = Islam

|location = Kemeraltı, İzmir, Turkey

|established = 1598

|architecture_type = Mosque

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The Hisar Mosque ({{langx|tr|Hisar Camii}}; meaning the "Fort Mosque") or Hisarönü Mosque (Hisarönü Camii) is a historical Mosque in İzmir, Turkey. It has been recorded to have been constructed by Ottoman governor Aydınoğlu Yakup Bey who was Bey of İzmir between 1592 and 1598. The 16th century Mosque is one of the biggest in the city centre and its interior contains one of the most striking examples of Ottoman Islamic artwork in İzmir.{{Cite web |url=http://www.csb.gov.tr/iller/izmir/index.php?Sayfa=iceriksayfa&Id=6953 |title=İzmir Çevre ve Şehircilik İl Müdürlüğü |access-date=2012-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719022819/http://www.csb.gov.tr/iller/izmir/index.php?Sayfa=iceriksayfa&Id=6953 |archive-date=2012-07-19 |url-status=dead }}

Architecture

The Mosque has one main dome in the centre facing the entrance supported by eight large pillars along with three large domes on either side. There are three smaller domes at the back of the top. The courtyard has a series of seven domes on the sides. There is a şadırvanı (fountain used for Islamic ritual washing) overlooking the courtyard.[http://www.yeniasir.com.tr/KentHaberleri/2010/11/10/413_yillik_cami_calismalari_sona_eriyor 413 yıllık cami çalışmaları sona eriyor] The Mosque has been restored in 1813, 1881, 1927 and 1980 after damage.[http://www.emlakkulisi.com/izmirdeki-hisar-cami-2010-haziranda-ibadete-acilacak/28033 İzmir'deki Hisar Cami 2010 Haziran'da ibadete açılacak]

TR Izmir asv2020-02 img07 Hisar Mosque.jpg|Interior of the Hisar Mosque

TR Izmir asv2020-02 img09 Hisar Mosque.jpg|Dome interior

Hisar Camii3.jpg|Mihrab of the Mosque

Hisar Camii2.jpg|Minbar of the Mosque

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