Emir Sultan Mosque built

1868 CE.

Shown on the map at 40.181°, 29.081°.

The Emir Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Emir Sultan Camii) is a mosque in Bursa, Turkey. First built in the 15th century, it was rebuilt in 1804 for the Ottoman sultan Selim III and rebuilt again in 1868, the plan of the mosque changing slightly with each rebuild.

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