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It is included in the group of rectangular planned flat roofed mosques. It was built by Abdurrahman Pasha in 1747. The mosque, whose original features have been largely preserved, is 9.25 x 12.20 m. from the outside. dimensions of the harim and 3.70 x 10.55 m. placed on the north side. It consists of a three-eyed narthex and a minaret with a single balcony in the northeast corner. Finely cut yellowish trachyte stone was used on the wall and minaret, basalt in the arches and jambs of the column and sentence door of the narthex, plaster in the altar, and wood and tile in the cover system. Large single-row low-arched windows were opened on the walls of the mosque and the façade massifs were removed. The structure is simple. The columns of the narthex have two curved capitals to reflect the characteristics of the Ionic order. The facade walls are surrounded by cornices from the upper part of the window. The ornamentation that draws attention in the interior is seen on the mihrab. The mihrab is a muqarnas cave palace. It has triangular pediments on the crown and is decorated with folded branches, tulips and various flowers. The mihrab is surrounded on three sides by a total of seven thin moldings. Baroque decorations, which are characteristic of the period, are seen in the decorations of the building.

 

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https://nigde.ktb.gov.tr/TR-74357/camiler.html

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