The name means roughly 'many baths', because the mosque was built over the area's natural hot mineral springs. Steam can sometimes be seen rising from vents near its walls, and public taps nearby let locals fill bottles with warm mineral water.
The building follows the classic Ottoman plan: a square prayer hall under a large dome, a porch with smaller domes and a slender minaret. The red brick and stone walls make it easy to spot from Maria Luiza Boulevard.
The mosque stands next to the Central Mineral Baths and opposite the Central Market Hall, and it is a short walk from St Nedelya Church and the synagogue, which makes it part of the city's 'square of religious tolerance'.
