Rustem Pasa Mosque
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This
small and out of the way mosque has
the greatest collection of 16th century Iznik tiles arranged as a
beautiful garden. It was
designed by the
Ottoman
imperial architect Mimar
Sinan
for
Grand Vizier Rustem Pasha, who
was the
husband of Princess Mihrimah, a
daughter of Suleyman the Magnificent. The mosque was built after
Rustem
Pasha died in 1561. You
will find it down a busy street near the Spice Bazaar. Inside is a
garden paradise of coloured tiles.