Muradiye Complex, Bursa

A Mosque And A Hillside Garden Of Twelve Ottoman Tombs Of Sultans And Princes With Painted Ceilings And Tiles, Set Among Cypresses And Roses In The Old Quarter Of Bursa. A Peaceful Complex Of Early Ottoman Funerary Art, Near Old Wooden Houses · Osmangazi, Bursa

The Muradiye Complex lies on a gentle hillside in the old quarter of Bursa, among cypresses, roses and old wooden houses. Sultan Murad II ordered the mosque built in 1426, with a medrese, a soup kitchen and a bath, and he was later buried here (confirm date). Behind the mosque a quiet garden holds twelve Ottoman tombs of sultans, princes and their families, each a small domed building with a porch. Inside, the tombs shelter painted ceilings, tiled walls and rows of wooden coffins covered with cloth, and the tomb of Murad II is famed for an open dome through which rain falls onto the grave, in line with his wish (confirm). The garden is a calm place for a slow walk away from the traffic of the lower town, and the tombs are among the finest early Ottoman funerary art. The mosque is in use, so dress modestly and avoid prayer times. Entry to the tombs is usually free, but confirm hours and opening days.

Muradiye Complex, a 15th-century mosque and a garden of Ottoman tombs on a hillside in the old quarter of Bursa, near the Bursa Museum of Turkish Houses; coordinates approximate, Osmangazi, Bursa, Turkiye

The mosque is normally open from early morning to the night prayer, and visitors who are not praying should come outside the five daily prayers (confirm). The tombs are commonly open from about 09:00 to 17:00 or 18:00, with a caretaker who may close for lunch or on certain days, and some tombs may be locked at the guardian discretion (confirm). Entry is usually free. The garden is open daylight hours. Religious holidays and Friday noon can limit tourist access, and rain can close the unpaved paths.

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