Rustem Pasha Mosque
It was built by Mimar Sinan for Damat Rüstem Pasha, one of the grand viziers of Suleiman the Magnificent and also the husband of his daughter Mihrimah Sultan (1561). The names of the previous masjid in the place where the mosque is located are known as Halil Efendi Masjid or Kenise Masjid. Since the place of this masjid remained in a pit, Mimar Sinan built shops under the masjid and created a basement floor. Rüstem Pasha Mosque was built in place of the masjid.
