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NEW MUSEUM
OF ISLAMIC CIVILISATIONS AT GRAND CAMLICA MOSQUE
The new museum of
Istanbul was recently opened for visitors. It is located in Istanbul’s Grand
Camlica Mosque Complex and constructed in a closed area of 10,000 square meters
(107,639 square feet), was prepared with works selected from the collections of
the Topkapi Palace and Palace Collections Museum, Turkish and Islamic Arts
Museum, Istanbul Archeology Museums, Istanbul Tombs Museum, and Foundations
Museum.
The museum features unique artifacts which are
traces of 1,200 years of Islamic history, many of which have never been
exhibited before. With nearly 800 pieces reflecting the development of Islamic
art from the 17th to the 19th centuries, the museum includes 15 thematic
sections such as woven Turkish art, works attributed to the Prophet Muhammad,
and architectural and decorative elements in Islamic art.
Visitors to the museum
will have the opportunity to see many more works such as representative
footprints of the Prophet Muhammad, the curtain of Mecca’s holy Kaaba, sultan's
caftans, the childhood notebook of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, and Ottoman-era
coins.Furthermore, the
Mahmel-i-Sharif, which was a vehicle loaded with money and other gifts
sent by the Ottomans to Mecca and Medina before the pilgrimage season and the
Hilya-i Sharif, which describes the physical and moral beauties of Muhammad
(pbuH), is also among the notable works of the collection.
Those who want to
visit Grand Camlıca Mosque can arrive by bus, metro, train or minibus. By the
way, don't forget to visit the Camlıca Tower while you are here.
Enjoy the ride!
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