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Overview
The Laleli ('Lily') Mosque on Istanbul's Third Hill; founded by Mustafa III and built between 1759 and 1763 CE by Mehmet Tahir Ağa 1.
In the sources
Freely calls it perhaps the best of the baroque mosques and describes the high terrace above a labyrinth of winding passages and vaulted shops 1.
People and things also explored
Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Great Mosque of Samarra· al-Janad Mosque, Ta'izz· al-Mansur Mosque (Kasbah Mosque), Marrakesh
Sources
- John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011)
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islam.museum contributors. “Laleli Mosque, Istanbul”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/laleli-mosque-istanbul/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.