Eyüp Sultan Mosque, Istanbul, Türkiye. Photos from a visit a few years ago. The mosque is located in the Eyüp region of Istanbul.

Named after one of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Eyüp is the Turkish form of Ayyub), who is believed to have died in this location in the siege of Constantinople in the 670s. After falling ill during the siege, his final request was to be buried as close as possible to the city walls; his comrades-in-arms fought through the Roman lines to carry out his wish.

The first siege failed. Only in the 1450s was the city eventually conquered, around 775 years later; Eyüp Sultan was one of the first mosques to be built, on the site of Abu Ayyub's grave, a few years after the conquest. By comparison, the famous Blue Mosque was built in the early 1600s - more than 150 years later. The original Eyüp Sultan fell into ruin and was rebuilt in its current form in 1800.

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