Which monument must have its history inferred form its location, style, and dedicatory inscription?The Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque or the Column of Marcian?
Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque The Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque (Turkish: "Zal Mahmut Paşa Camii" ) is an old Ottoman mosque located near the Eyüp Sultan Mosque in the Eyüp district of Istanbul, Turkey.
Ablaq Ablaq (Arabic: أبلق‎ ‎ ; particolored; literally 'piebald') is an architectural style involving alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark stone. Records trace the beginnings of this type of masonry technique to the south parts of Syria. It is associated as an Arabic term, especially as related to Arabic Islamic architectural decoration. The first recorded use of the term "ablaq" pertained to repairs of the Great Mosque of Damascus in 1109, but the technique itself was used much earlier.