Quranic calligraphy inside the Yildiz mosque written in the ... to make way, houses and Ottoman mosques would need to be cleared. The Besiktas area where Yildiz is located, was heavily transformed ...

lasted another millennium until the Turkish Ottoman Empire captured Athens in 1458. The new Muslim rulers converted the Parthenon to a mosque, but according to written accounts from the mid-1600s ...

One of the most important Ottoman mosques in Bosnia Herzegovina will be re-opened on May 4. Located in the city of Foca in the east, the Alaca Mosque was completely destroyed by Serb forces when ...

Al Bidya Mosque, also known as the Ottoman Mosque, dates back to roughly ... which is unusual for a mosque. Inside, it's also plainly designed with decorative dentate carvings and small openings ...

Inspired by the rich heritage of Ottoman art, the mosque's design reflects a harmonious blend of tradition and contemporary architectural elements. Spanning an impressive 5,021.31 square metres ...