Grand Imperial Mosque (Ortaköy Mosque)

Grand Imperial Mosque (Ortaköy Mosque)
Grand Imperial Mosque (Ortaköy Mosque) and Bosphorus View

Grand Imperial Mosque, or Ortaköy Mosque, as it is known, and 15 July Martyrs Bridge behind. It was built in 1853 by Sultan Abdulmecit, one of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire. It was built in the Neo-baroque architectural style on the shore of the Bosphorus in Ortaköy district of Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district. The photo was taken by Burak Karaduman.