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Süleymaniye Mosque

جامع السليمانية

Sinan's mosque for Suleiman the Magnificent in Istanbul (1557) — dome, four minarets and a full social complex; the classical Ottoman pinnacle.

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Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Anatolia
Identifiers
Wikidata
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The Gunpowder Empires

Architecture

Overview

The mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent in Istanbul, built by Sinan in 1557 on a hill overlooking the Golden Horn; a dome 53 metres high and a complex of madrasas, a hospital and a public kitchen. 1

Legacy

It was the centre of Ottoman education and health; it is still the most prominent of the Istanbul mosques on the city's skyline. 1

People and things also explored

Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Great Mosque of Samarra· al-Janad Mosque, Ta'izz· al-Mansur Mosque (Kasbah Mosque), Marrakesh

Sources

  1. Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Süleymaniye Mosque”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/sulaymaniyya-mosque/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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