Veled-i Yaniç Mosque, Fountain and Graveyard
- Location
- Osmangazi, Bursa
- Type
- Mosque
ITS STORY
According to its inscription, the mosque was built in 1440 by Hacı Mahmud Çelebi, grandson of Yaniç. Its minaret is not attached to the mosque: it is a kiosk minaret on four piers above the fountain, the only one of its kind in Bursa. The fountain beside it still runs today.
History
The Arabic inscription on the parapet wall includes the following statements: According to the information in the inscription, the mosque was built by Hacı Mahmud Çelebi, son of Hayreddin, son of Yaniç, in Safar AH 844 / July AD 1440.
Architecture
Yapı, 8.40 × 13.00 m dış ölçülerine, 95 cm duvar kalınlığına ve 6.50 × 6.80 m ibadet alanına sahiptir. İki ya da üç sıra tuğla ve moloz taş örgüsüne sahip düzensiz almaşık duvar örgüsü ile inşa edilmiştir. Kubbe kasnağında görülen iki sıra tuğla ve bir sıra moloz taş örgüsü özgündür. Taş sıraları arasında bir sıra tuğla yer almaktadır.
Source: Bursa Vakıf Eserleri — Cilt 1, p. 464
Location and map
The mosque is located in Osmangazi District, Osmangazi Neighborhood, 2nd Yaniç Street, No. 3. It is one of the Bursa type neighbourhood masjids with parapet walls.
Details
- Type
- Mosque
- District
- Osmangazi
- Inventory section
- Mosques and Graveyards