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Çamlıca Mosque

The Grand Çamlıca Mosque crowns Çamlıca Hill, in the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul. It was planned from 2000, construction began in 2013 and it opened for worship on 7 March 2019; the official inauguration took place on 3 May of that year. It was designed by two women architects, Bahar Mızrak and Hayriye Gül Totu, who drew inspiration from classical Ottoman architecture. It is the third mosque in Turkey with six minarets: four are 107.1 metres tall, a figure recalling the Seljuk victory at Manzikert in 1071, and the main dome reaches 72 metres, a number tied to the 72 nations of Istanbul. It can hold some 63,000 people at once. The complex also includes a museum, an art gallery, a library, a conference hall and an underground car park for 3,500 vehicles. It stands high above the city, so it can be seen from many points along the Bosphorus.

Things to do at Çamlıca Mosque: 3 missions

• Tour the Museum of Islamic CivilisationsIf the museum in the complex is open, go in and pause at a piece that catches your attention; if not, walk around the esplanade and the courtyards.
• Find the 72-metre main domeWalk around the building until you find an angle that shows the central dome with its semi-domes.
• Count the mosque's six minaretsFrom the esplanade, spot the six minarets and tell the four tallest, at 107.1 m, from the two smaller ones.

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Source: Wikipedia - Mezquita de Çamlıca