THE SYNAGOUE

The Synaogue was renewed ın last month of 2010 The roof collapsed as part of the repaır of ıt was cleaned

About 60 tons ıron and box profıle were used. The synagoue ıs used for worshıpıng because there ısnt enough communıty ın the cıty The synagogue ıs occasıonaly hostıng cultural actıvıty.

The Üç Şerefeli Mosque 7

History The Üç şerefeli Mosque was commissioned by Ottoman Murad II. And built between 1438 and 1447. It is located in the historical center of the city, close to Selimiye mosque and Old Mosque. Muslihiddin Ağa, the master of Sinan built this mosque. 8

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The name refers to unusual minaret with three balconies The name refers to unusual minaret with three balconies.The mosque was severely damaged by fire in 1732 and by an earthquake in 1748 but was repaired on the order of Mahmut I. 10

The architect of the mosque is not known The architect of the mosque is not known. It is built of Burgaz limestone with a main dome that is 24 m in diameter. When first built the dome was the largest in any Ottoman building. 11

The two blue and turquoise underglaze-painted tile panels in the tympana of the windows were probably produced by the same group of tilemakers who had decorated the Yeşil Mosque (1419–21) in Bursa where the tiles are signed as "the work of the masters of Tabriz" (ʿamal-i ustadan-i Tabriz). The running pattern of the Chinese influenced floral border tiles is similar to those in the small Muradiye Mosque in Edirne.[4][5] 12

In the Şakaiki Numaniye Taş Köprü Zade relates how 'Certain accursed ones of no significance' were burnt to death by Mahmut Paşa who accidentally set fire to his beard in the process.[6] 13