Bursa Grand Mosque
Built between 1396 and 1399 for Sultan Bayezid I to mark his victory at Nicopolis, a major monument of early Ottoman architecture. Twenty domes cover the prayer hall, which has a fountain at its centre, and the old markets press in around it.
- Where
- Bursa, Bursa, Türkiye
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 40.1839, 29.0619
Get the Bursa Grand Mosque stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bursa Grand Mosque. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bursa volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bursa Grand Mosque
Green Mosque 1.1 km
The Mosque of Mehmed I in eastern Bursa, the Ottoman capital before Constantinople, part of a complex with a tomb, a madrasa, a public kitchen and a bathhouse. It takes its name from the green and blue tiles inside, and the Green Tomb stands close by.
Cumalıkızık 9.5 km
A village of old timber-framed houses and cobbled lanes at the foot of Mount Uludağ, about 10 kilometres east of Bursa. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that marks the birth of the Ottoman Empire.
Uludağ 19 km
The mountain above Bursa, 2,543 metres high and known in antiquity as Mysian or Bithynian Olympus. Its upper slopes are one of Turkey's best-known ski areas, reached from the city by a long cable car.
Princes' Islands 77 km
An archipelago of nine islands in the Sea of Marmara, a ferry ride from the city and by far its least populous district. Cars are largely absent, so people get about on foot, by bicycle and by electric cart among old wooden mansions.
Little Hagia Sophia 91 km
Built in the 520s or 530s as the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, it was converted into a mosque under the Ottomans. Its compact domed hall sits in a quiet corner of the old city, downhill from Sultanahmet.
Blue Mosque 92 km
Built between 1609 and 1617 for Sultan Ahmed I, it faces Hagia Sophia across the old Hippodrome. Its popular name comes from the blue İznik tiles lining the interior, and it rises in cascading domes to six minarets.
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum 92 km
Housed since 1983 in the 1524 palace of Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, grand vizier to Suleiman the Magnificent, on the edge of Sultanahmet Square. The collection is strong in calligraphy, tiles and rugs, with recreated rooms showing how nomad families lived.
Hippodrome of Constantinople 92 km
The chariot-racing circus that was the sporting and social centre of Byzantine Constantinople, now an open square beside the Blue Mosque. Along its old line stand an Egyptian obelisk and the bronze Serpent Column.
Questions
Where is Bursa Grand Mosque?
Bursa Grand Mosque is in Bursa, Bursa, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Green Mosque (1.1 km), Cumalıkızık (9.5 km), Uludağ (19 km).
How do I get the Bursa Grand Mosque stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bursa Grand Mosque and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bursa volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bursa Grand Mosque before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bursa volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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