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The Bayezid II Mosque of Istanbul, completed in 1506 CE, is Freely's exemplar of the third stage of Ottoman mosque evolution 1.
In the sources
Freely reads the Bayezid mosque (1506) as the completed stage in which the bays surrounding the central space are integrated under half domes on its sides 1.
People and things also explored
Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Great Mosque of Samarra· al-Janad Mosque, Ta'izz· al-Mansur Mosque (Kasbah Mosque), Marrakesh
Sources
- John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011)
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islam.museum contributors. “Bayezid II Mosque, Istanbul”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/bayezid-ii-mosque/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.