Yıldırım Bayezid Külliyesi is a mosque complex located in Bursa. It is situated on a hill, in what was once a suburban village called Orta Kızık, now overtaken by the modern city. The complex included a dervish lodge and mosque (zaviye), two madrasas, a tomb, a bath (hammam), a caravanserai (han), a hospital (darüşşifa), as well as kitchens and stables. Today, only one madrasa, the mosque-lodge, the tomb, and the hammam survive. The complex was named for its patron, Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, known as Yıldırım, who ordered its construction between 1390 and 1395/793 and 798 AH. The complex has undergone significant change and since its construction at the end of the fourteenth/eighth century AH. Namely, and earthquake in 1855 resulted in damage that was rebuilt in the 1870s, and further restoration took place in 1948.
The buildings of the complex are situated on different levels of the hill, taking the topography of the site into account. The mosque/zaviye occupies the highest point on the site and can be seen from the surrounding areas.
The mosque/zaviye is based on a reverse T-plan with a five-bay portico leading through a vestibule to a central hall flanked with iwans on the east and west and a larger iwan with the mihrab niche to the south. Four additional rooms located to the north and south of the side iwans are accessed from the central hall. The southern wall of the northern rooms has been fitted with ornate plaster shelving with fireplaces (ocak) at the center. Stairs lead to the upper floor from the vestibule at the entrance where a corridor along the front façade meets the minaret steps. On the interior, the central hall and the prayer hall are crowned with domes; the lower dome of the prayer hall is supported on a chevron band. Beneath, the heavy hipped arch of the prayer hall meets the ground with muqarnas niches at each end, the feature known as "the Bursa arch."
Yıldırım Bayezid Külliyesi is a mosque complex located in Bursa. It is situated on a hill, in what was once a suburban village called Orta Kızık, now overtaken by the modern city. The complex included a dervish lodge and mosque (zaviye), two madrasas, a tomb, a bath (hammam), a caravanserai (han), a hospital (darüşşifa), as well as kitchens and stables. Today, only one madrasa, the mosque-lodge, the tomb, and the hammam survive. The complex was named for its patron, Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, known as Yıldırım, who ordered its construction between 1390 and 1395/793 and 798 AH. The complex has undergone significant change and since its construction at the end of the fourteenth/eighth century AH. Namely, and earthquake in 1855 resulted in damage that was rebuilt in the 1870s, and further restoration took place in 1948.
The buildings of the complex are situated on different levels of the hill, taking the topography of the site into account. The mosque/zaviye occupies the highest point on the site and can be seen from the surrounding areas.
The mosque/zaviye is based on a reverse T-plan with a five-bay portico leading through a vestibule to a central hall flanked with iwans on the east and west and a larger iwan with the mihrab niche to the south. Four additional rooms located to the north and south of the side iwans are accessed from the central hall. The southern wall of the northern rooms has been fitted with ornate plaster shelving with fireplaces (ocak) at the center. Stairs lead to the upper floor from the vestibule at the entrance where a corridor along the front façade meets the minaret steps. On the interior, the central hall and the prayer hall are crowned with domes; the lower dome of the prayer hall is supported on a chevron band. Beneath, the heavy hipped arch of the prayer hall meets the ground with muqarnas niches at each end, the feature known as "the Bursa arch."