Things to see in Bursa
Bursa is a city in Türkiye, with an urban population of about 1.5 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 4 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Bursa Grand Mosque Place of worship
The Grand Mosque of Bursa is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It was commissioned by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I to commemorate his great victory at the Battle of Nicopolis and built between 1396 and 1399.
2Bursa Green Mosque Place of worship
The Green Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Mehmed I, is a part of a larger complex (külliye) in eastern Bursa, Turkey, the former capital of the Ottoman Turks before Constantinople was captured in 1453.
3Emir Sultan Mosque Place of worship
The Emir Sultan Mosque is a mosque in Bursa, Turkey. First built in the 15th century, it was rebuilt in 1804 for the Ottoman sultan Selim III and rebuilt again in 1868, the plan of the mosque changing slightly with each rebuild.
4Muradiye Complex Landmark
The Muradiye Complex or the Complex of Sultan Murad II, the Ottoman sultan (reigned 1421–1451, with interruption 1444–46), is located in Bursa, Turkey.
5Yeşil Türbe History
The Green Tomb is a mausoleum of the fifth Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed I, in Bursa, Turkey. It was built by Mehmed's son and successor Murad II following the death of the sovereign in 1421.
6Bayezid I Mosque Place of worship
Bayezid I Mosque is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey, that is part of the large complex (külliye) built by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I (Yıldırım Bayezid – Bayezid the Thunderbolt) between 1391–1395.
7Hacı Özbek Mosque Place of worship
Haji Özbek Mosque is a historical Ottoman mosque in İznik, Turkey.
8Irgandı Bridge Landmark
Irgandı Bridge is a historical bridge in Bursa, Turkey. The bridge is over Gökdere, a tributary of Nilüfer River.
9Bursa Archaeological Museum Art
Bursa Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Bursa, Turkey. It exhibits various archaeological artifacts that originated from the Middle Miocene Period up to the end of the Byzantine Era that were found in and around Bursa.
10Hüdavendigar Mosque Place of worship
Hüdavendigar Mosque or Murat I, the Hüdavendigar Mosque is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey, that is part of the large complex (külliye) built by the Ottoman Sultan, Murad I, between 1365–1385 and is also named after the same sultan.
11Veled-i Yaniç Mosque Place of worship
Veled-i Yaniç Mosque is an Ottoman mosque with the type of early Ottoman architecture. The mosque is located in Bursa, Turkey and it is still in use.
12Bursa Clock Tower Landmark
The Tophane Clock Tower is a clock tower in Bursa, Turkey. It has six floors and is 33m in height.
13Orhan Gazi Mosque Place of worship
The Orhan Gazi Mosque is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It is named after the Ottoman ruler Orhan, who founded the mosque in 1339–40 as part of a larger charitable complex.
14Bursa Atatürk Museum Museum
Bursa Atatürk Museum is a historic house museum in Bursa, Turkey.
15Bursa Protestant Church Place of worship
The historic Protestant Church or Santa Maria French Church is the last active church in the city of Bursa, Turkey; it was built prior to the 1880s by the city's Levantine community, at a time when what is now Turkey's fourth-largest city still had a predominantly Christian population.
16Bursa Museum of Forestry Museum
Bursa Forestry Museum is a museum in Bursa, northwestern Turkey dedicated to forestry. Opened in 1989, it is housed in a historic Ottoman era mansion.
17Mayor Synagogue Place of worship
The Mayor Synagogue, or Synagogue Mejor, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue located on Arap Şükrü (Sakarya) Street in Bursa, Turkey.
18Complex of Mehmed I Landmark
The Green Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Mehmed I, is a part of a larger complex (külliye) in eastern Bursa, Turkey, the former capital of the Ottoman Turks before Constantinople was captured in 1453.
19Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art Art
The Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art is a museum located in the former medrese of Yeşil Complex, which was constructed within the order of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed I in 1419.
20Tofaş Museum of Cars and Anatolian Carriages Museum
The Tofaş Museum of Cars and Anatolian Carriages is a private transport museum in Bursa, Turkey owned by the Turkish automobile maker Tofaş and dedicated to various carriages from Turkey and Tofaş-manufactured cars.
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