Nasrullah Mosque

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Nasrullah Mosque
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Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Province Kastamonu Province
Region Black Sea Region
StatusActive
Location
Location Kastamonu, Turkey
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Location of Nasrullah Mosque in Turkey
Geographic coordinates 41°22′38″N33°46′31″E / 41.37722°N 33.77528°E / 41.37722; 33.77528
Architecture
Type mosque
Style Ottoman architecture
Completed1506
Minaret(s)2

Nasrullah Mosque (Turkish : Nasrullah Cami) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Kastamonu, Turkey.

It is located in Kastamonu just west of the Kastamonu Governor's Office and Gök River.

The mosque was commissioned by Kadı Nasrullah, a judge of the Ottoman Empire. It was built in 1506, during the reign of Sultan Bayazid II. The building underwent restorations in 1746, 1845 and 1945. [1]

The mosque has nine domes over six square columns each with the dimensions of 1.60 m × 1.60 m (5.2 ft × 5.2 ft). The narthex (Turkish : son cemaat yeri) has seven domes over ten columns. The pretentious public fountain (Turkish : şadırvan ) of the mosque is in the courtyard to the north of the mosque. The mosque has two minarets.

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