Tomb· Altınova, Yalova
Hersekzâde Ahmet Paşa Türbesi
Hersekzâde Ahmet Paşa Türbesi is a tomb in Altınova, Yalova; Built of cut stone on a high terrace to the right of the Hersekzâde Mosque, this tomb is unusual in form and resembles an open-air prayer platform (namazgâh).
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- 40.7231°N · 29.5044°E
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Built of cut stone on a high terrace to the right of the Hersekzâde Mosque, this tomb is unusual in form and resembles an open-air prayer platform (namazgâh). The top of the terrace, reached by a nine-step staircase, is enclosed by a marble balustrade and has a marble doorframe with an arch worked in the classical style. Parts of it are clearly missing, and if this open grave site was not in fact originally roofed, such a tall doorframe would have been unnecessary. In this tomb, before the mosque was demolished in AH 1179 (1766), a 0.50 by 0.42 m...
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