Tophane
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Tophane is a quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, running downhill from Galata to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with Karaköy to the southwest and Fındıklı to the northea
Tophane skyline seen from Bosphorus
Tophane Square, with the Tophane Barracks on the left and the Nusretiye Mosque on the right, in ca. 1890–1900.
Tophane Fountain in ca. 1890–1900.
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque and Külliye in Tophane.
Nusretiye Mosque
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The Nusretiye Mosque is an ornate mosque located in Tophane district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1823–1826 by Sultan Mahmud II.
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…first in Istanbul, was added to the complex in 1848-49. It is now the focal point of a new square created as part of the Galataport project. The baroque Nusretiye (Victory) Mosque was built for Sultan Mahmud II between 1823 and 1826; its name commemorates the "Auspicious Incident" when he overthrew the powerful Janissary corps…
Nusretiye Mosque March 2022
Front porch and stairs at the mosque entrance
Side view of the mosque
Nusretiye Mosque seen from (then) Istanbul Modern museum