photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Dick Osseman | all galleries >> Tokat Turkey >> Mosques and medreses in Tokat >> Ali Pasha Mosque > Tokat june 2011 8121.jpg
previous | next
26-JUN-2011

Tokat june 2011 8121.jpg

view map

More pictures of the Ali Paşa mosque taken in 2011.

On the picture: The ‘Ali Paşa Camii Şadırvanı’ (Fontain of the Ali Paşa Mosque) has been restored in 2006.
The style used is (neo)classical Ottoman.

A Şadırvan (from the Persian ‘Sadirvan’) is a type of fountain that is usually built in the yard or entrance in front of mosques or other buildings where ritual prayers can be held, with the main purpose of providing water for drinking or ritual ablutions to several people at the same time, but also as decorative visual or sound element.
It is a typical element of Ottoman architecture. It is also called ‘abdest alma çeşmesi’ (= fontain for ablutions).

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: Website of ‘Haberler.com’ & Wikipedia.

Nikon D3
1/60s f/6.3 at 27.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
comment | share