Murad I commissioned this mosque in 1365, which was completed in 1385. Hudavendigar Mosque is a typical Bursa type or inverted 'T' type of mosque with three iwans facing an inner court with a pool. This latter section is enclosed by a dome with oculus leaning on pendentives. The iwans and the six small rooms flanking them at the corners are all barrel vaulted. The main iwan which is raised from the ground and larger and higher than the other iwans, was used as a prayer hall. The inner court on the other hand was a kind of circulation area between the rooms and iwans. There is a five-bay porch on the entrance section that leads to a vestibule before the court.
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info from http://www.theottomans.org/english/art_culture/bursa.asp
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