Carol I Mosque, Muslim religious monument in Constanța, Romania.
Carol I Mosque is a light grey stone building with a 25-metre central dome and a 47-metre minaret. The dome is ribbed near its base and has small arched windows around its drum; the minaret has a balcony on a ring of brackets, a conical roof and narrow arched openings. The main portal is Dobrogea stone, and the interior columns are Câmpulung marble.
King Carol I of Romania ordered construction of this prayer house in 1910, completed in 1913. It was built during a period when Constanța was developing as a key port city with a diverse population.
Constanța's Muslim community calls it the King's Mosque (Geamia Regelui, Turkish Kral camisi), while the name Carol I Mosque recalls its royal patron. Inside, a 9 by 16 metre Hereke carpet weighing over 490 kg, once owned by Sultan Abdul Hamid, covers the floor; it came from Ada Kaleh island and is more than 200 years old.
You can climb 140 steps inside the minaret to reach the high platform and see across the city. The climb takes some effort, but rewards you with clear views over Constanța.
The prayer hall holds a carpet woven by hand at Hereke, in Turkey, measuring 9 by 16 metres and weighing over 490 kilograms. It came from Ada Kaleh island, is more than 200 years old, and belonged to Sultan Abdul Hamid.
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