Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Damat İbrahim Paşa Complex (Kurşunlu Mosque)
Merkez, Nevşehir
A complex with a mosque, madrasa and library built in 1726 by the Tulip Era grand vizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Paşa to turn his native village into a city.
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Its story
The Damat İbrahim Paşa Complex is one of the largest building ensembles of the Tulip Era (1718–1730) in Anatolia. Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Paşa rebuilt his birthplace, the village of Muşkara, turning it into Nevşehir, meaning 'new city', and placed the complex at the center of this transformation. The ensemble consists of a mosque, a madrasa, a library, a primary school, a public kitchen, a hammam, a caravanserai and fountains. Popularly called the Kurşunlu Mosque because of its lead-clad dome, the mosque was completed in 1726; despite its plain exterior, its interior bears hand-painted decoration of the period.
Key facts
- Built
- 1726–1727
- Founder
- Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Paşa
- Admission
- Free (the mosque is open for worship)
- Visit duration
- 30–45 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
38.62206, 34.71482
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/damad-ibrahim-pasa-nevsehirli | https://kureansiklopedi.com/tr/detay/damad-ibrahim-pasa-kulliyesi