Despite the fact that the Name of Hamidiye, it is known as Yildiz Mosque. It was made constructed by Abdulhamid II. between the years of 1885-1886 after Sultan Abdulhamid II. settled in Yildiz Palace. Sultan Abdulhamid II. has this mosque done for The Selamlik (Friday prayer) ceremony. It is is the last one of the mosques built by the Sultan from Fatih in Istanbul.
Unlike other mosques built by sultans, this mosque has only one minaret and a single, minaret balcony. It is one of the most typical example of late Ottoman architecture both with base and plan scheme, and its decoration.
Crown hilly main door, deep dome centering rectangular dimensional prayer hall (interior space), is based on four pillars on the axis of niche. Ceilings, domes, niches, walls and maksurs are covered with Maghreb (North Africa) inspired meringues at a density to perceive the relevance of the palace and mosque.
Small and high dome of the mosque is seated on a polygonal pulley with six windows. Neogothic windows and stalactite sequence add a different atmosphere to mosque pulley. Rarely seen in the decorations of dome, stars embroideries on blue and the gold foil in royal pavilion is a good example of the rich embroideries of mosque. Also, the minaret of the structure is stalactite galleried and minarets body is threaded up to top.
Symmetrical portico places externally accessible by stairs on both sides are in the form of Sultan’s Pavilion. In the inner chamber of both, wooden royal loges are available., the presence of two royal loges only in this mosque among the imperial mosques is connected to measure that it will not known in advance to which loge Abdulhamid II. will go in an assassination attempt.
