Suleymaniye Mosque Interior Sketch

The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An inscription specifies the foundation date as 1550 and the inauguration date as 1557, although work on the complex probably continued for a few …
The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An inscription specifies the foundation date as 1550 and the inauguration date as 1557, although work on the complex probably continued for a few years after this.
  • Location: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Completed: 1557
  • Architect(s): Mimar Sinan
  • Style: Ottoman architecture (Classical)
  • Groundbreaking: 1550
  • Height (max): 53 m (174 ft)
  • Dome dia. (inner): 26 m (85 ft)

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