The city of Bursa, founded at the foot of Uludag which is one of the most important ski centers of Turkey, is called Green Bursa owing to the abundant verdure there.

Bhistorical works of art. The Ottoman Sultan, ursa is full of Yildirim Beyazit, had the Mosque of Yildirim constructed in the year 1399. Another one of the interesting works of art in the city is the Ulu Cami located at the center of the city. It was constructed between the years 1396 and 1400, and was placed on twelve elephant feet and has 20 domes. There is a fountain and a remarkable niche inside the mosque and there are also examples of the art of ornamental calligraphy of that time. This mosque was the greatest mosque of the Ottomans in those years.

Another one of the most favorite works of art in Bursa is the Green Complex situated in the district called Yesil. The mosque in the complex was built by the order of Çelebi Sultan Mehmet in the year 1419, and the ornamental designs of the mosque could be completed in the year 1424. The architect of the Complex, composed of the Mosque, Medresse and Mausoleum, was Haci Ivaz Pasa, the engraver was Ali Bin Ilyas Ali and the master workman who made the encaustic tiles was Mehmet El Mecnun. The Medresse adjacent to the Mosque, is used as a museum today.

Another work of art in Bursa is the Green Mausoleum which is regarded as the symbol of Bursa today. The mausoleum is octagonal shaped and its outer surface is also covered with encaustic tiles as the inside. Çelebi Mehmet's sarcophagus, is placed at the center of the mausoleum and it is made of encaustic tiles. Another important complex in the city is the Complex of Muradiye. Sultan Murad the II. had this complex constructed between the years 1424-1426, and it is composed of the mosque, medresse, bath, kitchen for the poor and mausoleums. Besides the mausoleum of Murad the II. there are twelve mausoleums in the courtyard of the mosque such as those belonging to Gülsah Hatun, Mukime Hatun, Sultan's son (sehzade) Mahmut, Sultan's son Mustafa and to Sultan Cem whose name was given to the mausoleum and who was buried together with Mustafa, and all are ornamented with beautiful encaustic tiles.