Green Mosque – A Historical Gem in Bursa, Turkey
Green Mosque (Yeşil Cami), located in Yeşil district of Bursa, was commissioned by Çelebi Mehmet, the son of Yıldırım Bayezıt, in 1419. The mosque possibly derived its name from the green ceramic decorations that once adorned its minarets. Evliya Çelebi, who visited Bursa in 1640, described the mosque’s minarets and domes as also being adorned…