Suleymaniye Mosque Information
Built by the greatest known architect of the Ottoman Empire - Sinan, between 1550 -1557, Suleymaniye Mosque stands as undoubtedly his greatest work in Istanbul.
SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE
Built by the greatest known architect of the Ottoman Empire
- Sinan, between 1550 -1557, Suleymaniye Mosque stands as
undoubtedly his greatest work in Istanbul. Sultan Suleyman
the Magnificent, who enjoyed the longest reign in the Ottoman
Empire, between 1520-1566, gave the order for its construction.
The mosque also holds the tombs of the Sultan and his lover
Hurrem (Roxelana).
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