Native name: Yildiz Camii
Yildiz Mosque was built near Yildlz Palace between 1885-86 by Abdulhamit II (1876-1909) . It is located in Beşiktaş province , Barbaros Boulevard on the Yıldız Palace road . The mosque is an interesting example of the last period of Ottoman Architecture . It has some rich interior decorations which are not seen in any of the othrer mosques . There are monumental facade views in the direction of Entry and on the mihrab wall that attract attention . On the right and the left sides , there are rectangular planned apartments accessed by a staircase . The right apartment is an adorned envoy room which was dedicated for the diplomatic envoys . The one on the left side is the higly ornamented maksoorah of the sultan with oil-paintings covered ceiling .
The main rectangular place is surmounted in the middle by an adorned dome with 16 windows rising on polygonal tambour . The interior decoration of the dome attracts attention with its blue color and golden giIdcd engraved stars . The dome is supported by four elegant iron columns . There are 17 neo-gothic style sharp arched windows in the enterior to allow adequate light to illuminate the inside of the mosque . On the four sides of thte interior place , there are beautiful calligraphic work of written verses which are made of mother-of-pearl inlaid
ebony . The minaret of the mosque has a decorated single balcony and the body of the minaret is fluted into upward .
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