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After their conquest by the Ottomans in 1326 Bursa was the first capital of the expanding empire. The Sultans owes the ancient Prusa (so named after King Prusias I of Bythinien, 200 BC) the name Yesil Bursa ( "Green Bursa"). Many of the famous Ottoman buildings - mosques, madrasa, graves - with the blue-green Iznik faience-clad. But otherwise, the city at the foot of the 2543 m high Uludağ through the numerous gardens and parks, the green attribute deserves. Since Roman times, the healing pow...
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sight Great Mosque (Ulu Camii)
The main mosque of Bursa in 1400 was completed. In contrast to the mosques later years, this is not a big dome, but 20 shall be equal to large, supported by twelve pillars in the interior. Noteworthy ...
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