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met I and mother of sultans Murat IV and İbrahim I ('İbrahim the Crazy'). It's a
10-minute walk to get here from the Atik Valide Mosque.
ŞEMSİ AHMED PAŞA MOSQUE
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(Şemsi Paşa Camii, Kuskonmaz Camii; Paşa Limanı Caddesi; Üsküdar)
This charming mosque
complex on the waterfront was designed by Mimar Sinan and built in 1580 for one of Sü-
leyman the Magnificent's grand viziers, Şemsi Ahmed Paşa. It is modest in size and dec-
oration, reflecting the fact that its benefactor (whose tomb has an opening into the
mosque) only occupied the position of grand vizier for a couple of months.
MİHRİMAH SULTAN MOSQUE
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(Mihrimah Sultan Camii; Paşa Limanı Caddesi; Üsküdar)
Sometimes called the İskele (Dock)
Camii, this mosque was designed by Mimar Sinan for Süleyman the Magnificent's daugh-
ter Mihrimah and built between 1547 and 1548. Look out for its attractive ablutions foun-
tain in the traffic island and listen for the
müezzin's
call to prayer if you're in Üsküdar
around noon - he has one of the best voices in the city.
YENİ VALİDE MOSQUE
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(Yeni Valide Camii, New Queen Mother's Mosque; Demokrasi Meydanı; Üsküdar)
Unusual due to
the striking 'birdcage' tomb in its overgrown garden, this mosque was built by Sultan Ah-
met III between 1708 and 1710 for his mother, Gülnuş Emetullah, who had been the fa-
vourite concubine of Mehmet IV. Built late in the period of classical Ottoman architecture,
it lacks the architectural distinction of many of Üsküdar's other mosques.
AYAZMA MOSQUE
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(Mehmet Paşa Değirmeni Sk; Üsküdar)
One of the most prominent sights on the Üsküdar
skyline, this baroque-style mosque was built in 1760-61 by Sultan Mustafa III, and is ac-
cessed via a courtyard and graceful set of entry stairs.
KIZ KULESİ
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( Üsküdar)
İstanbul is a maritime city, so it's appropriate that one of its most distinctive
landmarks is on the water. In ancient times a predecessor of the current 18th-century
structure was used as a toll booth and defence point; the current building has functioned as
