The Mosque with 3 Sherifes- Edirne

Kuvvaci · September 25th, 2005, 03:23 AM

Stanpolitan · September 25th, 2005, 06:00 AM

The diamond shape and the curving lines on the minaret-towers deserve attention , including interior elegant tiles. Edirne needs more curiosity. Good job Kuvvaci , as many others.

System_Halted · September 25th, 2005, 10:17 AM

Wow. It looks good, and I had never heard of this mosque before, what is its original name?

oakland_PA · September 25th, 2005, 06:34 PM

Excuse my little knowledge but what's a Sherife?

sts · September 25th, 2005, 08:49 PM

Strange!But impressive!

System_Halted · September 25th, 2005, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by oakland_PA

Excuse my little knowledge but what's a Sherife?

Sherife is the balcony of the minaret. When in old times, imam would get on it call people to pray ("namaz") by reading the "ezan" out loud. But of course today, they use megaphones, but we still build sherifes.

This historic mosque's one of the minaret has 3 sherifes. Name is coming from that.

Allan · September 26th, 2005, 07:35 AM

one of the most beautiful ottoman structures in Edirne.

Joya · September 26th, 2005, 08:06 AM

First time I here and see. Beautiful.

Kuvvaci · September 30th, 2005, 01:43 PM

I personally visited there...Edirne is full of historical monuments...

Thump · September 30th, 2005, 04:41 PM

Why 3 'Sherif' - is it to show wealth or power or some other reason?
The Blue Mosque has 3 also.
I also notice the Aya Sofya has only 1 Sherif but also has one minaret a different colour. Any reason behind this?

System_Halted · September 30th, 2005, 05:20 PM

I don't know the reason but there are different mosques with 1, 2, or 3 sherifs.

Hagia Sophia's minarets were all built by different sultans, at different times. All of them have different style. One totally has different color, two have similar designs.

September 25th, 2005, 03:23 AM	#1
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September 25th, 2005, 10:17 AM	#3
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Stanpolitan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 906 Likes (Received): 0	The diamond shape and the curving lines on the minaret-towers deserve attention , including interior elegant tiles. Edirne needs more curiosity. Good job Kuvvaci , as many others.

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sts VeneziaGiuliaIsNotFriuli Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Trieste Posts: 2,164 Likes (Received): 1	Strange!But impressive!

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Kuvvaci Strange User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Istanbul Posts: 19,974 Likes (Received): 19	I personally visited there...Edirne is full of historical monuments... __________________ Turkey Railways Development /High Speed Rail Turkish Airports /Aviation

September 30th, 2005, 04:41 PM	#10
Thump Thump Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	Why 3 'Sherif' - is it to show wealth or power or some other reason? The Blue Mosque has 3 also. I also notice the Aya Sofya has only 1 Sherif but also has one minaret a different colour. Any reason behind this?

September 30th, 2005, 05:20 PM	#11
System_Halted Head Knockin' Forever Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ankara Posts: 11,944 Likes (Received): 193	I don't know the reason but there are different mosques with 1, 2, or 3 sherifs. Hagia Sophia's minarets were all built by different sultans, at different times. All of them have different style. One totally has different color, two have similar designs. __________________ ANKARA - THE CAPITAL of TURKEY .. Architects have unique dreams. Fortunately, engineers have unique solutions... ;)

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