Description
Rüstem Paşa Camii is located above the Hasırcılar Çarşısı, the Weavers' Market, in the Eminönü district, in the Tahtakale neighborhood of Istanbul. As indicated by a four-line inscription, the mosque was commissioned by the Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasa, son-in-law of Süleyman the Magnificent, and was built by Mimar Sinan in 1561. However, archival documents make clear that the site was still being cleared in the fall of 1562/970 AH, so it is unlikely that construction was finished until 1563/970-971 AH.1 The mosque constitutes the third in a series of edifices designed by Sinan at the request of the Grand Vizier, following the Rüstem Pasa Madrasa and the Rüstem Pasa Mosque in Tekirdağ.Rüstem Paşa Camii is located above the Hasırcılar Çarşısı, the Weavers' Market, in the Eminönü district, in the Tahtakale neighborhood of Istanbul. As indicated by a four-line inscription, the mosque was commissioned by the Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasa, son-in-law of Süleyman the Magnificent, and was built by Mimar Sinan in 1561. However, archival documents make clear that the site was still being cleared in the fall of 1562/970 AH, so it is unlikely that construction was finished until 1563/970-971 AH.1 The mosque constitutes the third in a series of edifices designed by Sinan at the request of the Grand Vizier, following the Rüstem Pasa Madrasa and the Rüstem Pasa Mosque in Tekirdağ.
