Masjid Bereketzade - Berdekatan Galata Tower

Ada sebuah masjid berdekatan Galata Tower. Masjid Bereketzade - masjid yang pertama dibina di Galata. Dibina pada 1453.

It was the very first mosque in this area following the concurrence of Istanbul. The mosque was constructed upon order of Haci Ali Bereketzade, the castellan of Galata Tower. The mosque was closed in 1920's and totally destroyed in 1948. It was reconstructed upon exactly the same place in 2006 and Bereketzade Fountain was moved near Galata Tower. [castellan meant the governor or warden of a fort or a castle].

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Some say the original building was built on the order of Haci Ali Bereketzade, the castellan of the nearby Galata Tower in 1453. Others say it dates from circa 1702 and was built by Bereketzade Mehmed Efendi. It was completely destroyed in 1948 and the current building dates from 2006.

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