Çamlıca Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
About
The Grand Çamlıca Mosque (Turkish pronunciation: [tʃamlɯdʒa], transliterated as Chamlija in English) (Turkish: Büyük Çamlıca Camii) is a landmark complex for Islamic worship which was completed and opened on 7 March 2019. The mosque stands astride Çamlıca Hill in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul and is visible from much of the centre of the city. The complex incorporates an art gallery, library, and conference hall. It can hold up to 63,000 worshippers at a time (can accommodate up to 100,000 people in case of an earthquake).
The cost of the mosque was US$110 million (approx. 550 million Turkish liras at the time). Planning for the Çamlıca Mosque began in the year 2000 and was led by two female architects, Bahar Mızrak and Hayriye Gül Totu. Their design won second prize in a competition to come up with something suitable.
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Çamlıca Tower
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Beylerbeyi Mosque
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Vahdettin Pavilion
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Burhaniye, Üsküdar
Turkish locality
1.0 mi away
Çamlıca Hill
Hill in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5 mi away
Çamlıca TRT Television Tower
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