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HACI
BAYRAM MOSQUE:
This
mosque, in Ulus, next to the Temple of Augustus, was built in the early
15th century and subsequently restored by Sinan in the 16th century, with
Kutahya tiles being added in the 18th century. The mosque was built in
honour of Haci Bayram veli, whose tomb is next to the mosque.
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YENI(CENAB
AHMET) MOSQUE:
This
is the largest Ottoman mosque in Ankara and was built by the famous architect
Sinan in the 16th century. The mimber (pulpit) and mihrap (prayer niche)
are of white marble, and the mosque itself is of Ankara stone (red porphyry)
of very fine workmanship. Yeni cami is on Ulucanlar Avenue.
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AHI
ELVAN MOSQUE:
Found
in the Ulus quarter near the Citadel this mosque was built and finished
during the late 14th and early 15 th centuries. The finely carved walnut
mimber (pulpit) is of particular interest.
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ALAADDIN
MOSQUE:
This
mosque is inside the Citadel walls. It has a carved walnut mimber,
the inscription on which records that the mosque was built in the 12th
century by the Seljuk ruler, Mesut
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ASLANHANE
MOSQUE:
This
mosque, near the citadel, was built in the 13th century. The mosque has
a mihrap (prayer niche) of Seljuk tiles, and unusually, a double colonnade
of wooden columns. Next to the mosques is the tomb of Ahi Serafeddin
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KOCATEPE
MOSQUE:
This
is a recently constructed mosque of great size in classical Ottoman design
with gour minarets. Built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter,
its size and prominent situation have made it something of a landmark.
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