Bursa Orhan and Osman Gazi Tomb
Sultan Orhan, the son of Osmangazi and the second sultan of the Ottoman Empire, lived between 1281-1362. During his lifetime, he took Bursa and its surroundings from the Byzantines, established state organizations and printed the provincial Ottoman money. Orhangazi Tomb was built in Tophane Park in Hisar District, on a part of the Sainte Elie Monastery, which was used as the metropolitan monastery of the city before the conquest of Bursa. The tomb, which is right across the Osmangazi Tomb, was built on the floor mosaics of the Sainte Elie Monastery. There are three windows on each side of the mausoleum, which was built in a square plan. The interior walls are whitewashed and there are simple ornaments in the form of pediments on the windows.
The sarcophagus under the dome in the middle belongs to Orhangazi. The ark is surrounded by a brass railing. Embroidered with silver glitter on velvet fabric, Hz. There is a cover on which the hadith of Muhammad is written. Inside the tomb are the coffins of Orhangazi's wife, Nilüfer Hatun, her children and relatives.
