The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
by Ayhan Altun
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The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
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Ayhan Altun
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Photograph - Photography
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The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, also known as the Aksaray Valide Mosque (Turkish: Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Camii, Aksaray Valide Sultan Camii), is an Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the intersection of Ordu Street and Ataturk Boulevard in the Aksaray neighborhood. One of the last mosques built in Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire, the Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque was built for the Sultana Pertevniyal, wife of Sultan Mahmud II and mother of Sultan Abdulaziz. It was designed by the Italian architect Montani. The construction work began in November 1869, and the mosque was finished in 1871
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January 12th, 2019
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