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The '''Fatih Camii''' was a mosque in [[Constantinople]], which had a [[View Points|view point]] on the highest minaret, along with graveyard next to it. | The '''Fatih Camii''' was a mosque in [[Constantinople]], which had a [[View Points|view point]] on the highest minaret, along with graveyard next to it. | ||
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''Fatih Camii or “Fatih Mosque” was built by the Turks just after the conquest of Constantinople, and was the first mosque of Ottoman origin in the city. As one amusing story goes, after Sultan Mehmet realized that the dome of Fatih Camii was built smaller than Hagia Sophia’s, he had the architect’s hand cut off for lack ambition.'' | |||
''This, the architect felt, was unfair, and after his wound healed he contacted a local member of the Ottoman judiciary for legal counsel. The judge, surprisingly, sided with the architect and ordered that the Sultan’s arm be cut off in retribution. This did not happen, of course, but the very fact that the judge sided with a civilian over his Sultan – and was not reprimanded – is noteworthy.'' | |||
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Revision as of 16:01, 4 December 2011
The Fatih Camii was a mosque in Constantinople, which had a view point on the highest minaret, along with graveyard next to it.
Database entry
Fatih Camii or “Fatih Mosque” was built by the Turks just after the conquest of Constantinople, and was the first mosque of Ottoman origin in the city. As one amusing story goes, after Sultan Mehmet realized that the dome of Fatih Camii was built smaller than Hagia Sophia’s, he had the architect’s hand cut off for lack ambition.
This, the architect felt, was unfair, and after his wound healed he contacted a local member of the Ottoman judiciary for legal counsel. The judge, surprisingly, sided with the architect and ordered that the Sultan’s arm be cut off in retribution. This did not happen, of course, but the very fact that the judge sided with a civilian over his Sultan – and was not reprimanded – is noteworthy.
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- With its numerous guards in the courtyard, Fatih Camii is the ideal place to obtain the achievements "Lightning Strikes", "Mosh Pit", "I See You" and "Mouse Trap".