14.07.2025
Isa Bey Mosque
İsabey Mosque is located on the southwest side of the hill, between the Temple of Artemis and the Church of St. Jean. With this location, it is meaningful that the symbols of three different religions are between a triangle. And it is unique in the world. The mosque was built in 1375 by Isa Bey, the son of Aydınoğlu, to the architect Ali Ibn-el Dımışkü from Damascus. Some parts from Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis, especially columns, were used in the mosque. The inscription on the crown door reads the names of Isa Bey, son of Mehmet and Ali, son of the architect Dımışık.In the center of the mosque is a porticoed courtyard with a fountain. Of the two minarets rising above the eastern and western gates of the mosque, the eastern one was completely destroyed and only one minaret remains.
