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Bursa – Velika džamija / Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami)

Ulu Cami (Velika džamija) Izgrađena je u seldžučkom stilu po projetu Ali Neccara u periodu od 1396 do 1399. godine prema nalogu Sultana Bayezida I. Predstavlja simbol rane osmanske arhitekture, a sa svojih 20 kupola i dva minareta najveća je džamija u Bursi. Smatra se da je dvadeset kupola izgrađeno, umjesto dvadeset zasebnih džamija, čiju je gradnu obećao Sultan Bayezid I za pobjedu u bici kod Nikopolja 1396. godine. U unutrašnjosti se nalazi šadrvan na kojem vjernici prije molitve (namaza) uzimaju abdest. Iznad šadrvana nalazi se kupola kroz koju do unutrašnjšnjosti džamije prodire blaga svjetlost. Džamija je najpoznatiji  primjer islamske kaligrafije u svijetu, koja je ispisana na zidovima, stubovima i na malim i velikim tanjirima. Unutar džamije su 192 monumentalna zidna natpisa, koje su pisali poznati turski kaligrafi.

Great Mosque was built in the Seljuk style by t Neccara Ali project in the period from 1396 to 1399 by orders of Sultan Bayezid I. It is a symbol of early Ottoman architecture, with its 20 domes and two minarets is the largest mosque in Bursa. It is believed that twenty domes were built instead of twenty separate mosques, as promised by Sultan Bayezid I, to win the battle in Nikopol in 1396. Inside is a fountain where believers take ablution before salat. Above the fountain there is a cupola through which light penetrates. The mosque is the most famous example of Islamic calligraphy in the world, written on the walls, columns and on small and large plates. Inside the mosque are 192 monumental wall inscriptions written by famous Turkish calligraphers.

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