Bursa is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Turkey and if you consider it for interesting sights. Bursa is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Turkey and if you consider it for interesting sights, you should pay attention to the famous Green Mosque. The structure was built in the 15th century under Sultan Mehmed I Çelebi and is part of a large complex, which also includes a tomb and a madrasah. Work on its construction continued from 1414 to 1424.
The Green Mosque looks like two domed halls connected to each other. In the center of the first of them there is a marble basin for ablutions, on both sides of which there are small rooms. The central hall of the mosque is crowned several domes, which are supported by walls connected to each other in a drum shape.
The Green Mosque is the most exquisitely decorated mosque in the city. Its facade is made of beautiful white marble, and the prayer hall is decorated with the rarest green faience. The windows and the portal of the mosque are decorated with marble carvings, which which is considered a masterpiece of Ottoman art. All interior walls are made using delightful tiles in blue, green, azure, turquoise and light blue, interspersed with white Arabic letters. It was the colour the colour of the inner walls of the mosque was the reason it was called the Green Mosque. Ali bin Hajji Tabrizi - one of the craftsmen involved in the decoration of the mosque was from Iran, which influenced the style of its ornamentation.
Not far from the mosque is another famous monument of the city of Bursa - the Green Tomb. It was built for Sultan Mehmed I Çelebi. He died in Edirne, but his ashes were transported exactly forty days later to Bursa and and buried in the place the sultan chose to build his tomb. The interior of the mausoleum and the sarcophagus placed in the centre of the inner room of the tomb are decorated. The interior of the mausoleum and the sarcophagus in the centre of the tomb's interior are decorated with tiles, which are very similar to ceramic tiles in colour and character. The interior of the mausoleum and the sarcophagus in the centre of the interior of the tomb are decorated with tiles, which are very similar to the ceramic tiles decorating the Green Mosque in colour and character. Next to next to the mausoleum are the tombs of the sultan's nurse, his daughters and one of his sons. The exterior of Mehmed Çelebi's mausoleum is also decorated with brightly coloured turquoise ceramic tiles. turquoise ceramic tiles.
The Green Mosque is the most valuable historical monument of the city of Bursa, which is why it is visited annually by a huge number of travellers from all over the world.
