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The '''Fatih Camii''' is a mosque in [[Constantinople]].
The '''Fatih Mosque''' (Turkish: ''Fatih Camii'') is a mosque in [[Constantinople]].


==History==
==History==
Fatih Camii was built by the Turks just after the conquest of Constantinople, and was the first mosque of [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] origin in the city. After Sultan [[Mehmet II]] realized that the dome of Fatih Camii was built smaller than [[Hagia Sophia]], he had the architect's hand cut off for lack of ambition.
The Fatih Mosque was built by the Turks just after the conquest of Constantinople, and was the first mosque of [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] origin in the city. After Sultan [[Mehmet II]] realized that the dome of the Fatih Mosque was built smaller than [[Hagia Sophia]], he had the architect's hand cut off for lack of ambition.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 14:45, 18 March 2015


The Fatih Mosque (Turkish: Fatih Camii) is a mosque in Constantinople.

History

The Fatih Mosque was built by the Turks just after the conquest of Constantinople, and was the first mosque of Ottoman origin in the city. After Sultan Mehmet II realized that the dome of the Fatih Mosque was built smaller than Hagia Sophia, he had the architect's hand cut off for lack of ambition.

Trivia

  • The name was coined from Ottoman Turkish words fātiḥ, meaning "conqueror", and camii, meaning "mosque", resulting in "Conqueror's Mosque".

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