Sahib I Giray built the mosque, completed in 1532, as one of the first buildings of the Khan's Palace in Bakhchysarai. The article gives the style as Ottoman and states no materials. It names no architect.
The prayer hall is square with three aisles under a hipped roof, though scholars argue it was first roofed with domes. Two symmetrical octagonal minarets, 92 feet (28 m) high, have conical caps. A square domed ablution kiosk is attached at the northeastern corner, and a balcony inside includes a section reserved for the Khan. A madrasah believed to date from 1750 adjoined the eastern wall.
Fire damaged the mosque in 1736, and it was restored under Khan Selameta Giray. It is an active mosque and part of the palace complex. Ukraine lists it as a monument of national significance, and Crimea is administered by Russia. The article describes no visiting arrangements.
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