architecture
Süleymaniye Mosque
Istanbul, Turkey
Süleymaniye Camii [Turkish]
Architecture
built
1550-1557
style/period
work type by function
architect
patronage
Specifications
height
53.0 m
width
73.0 m
length
108.0 m
number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
diameter (outer)
53.0 m
diameter (inner)
26.0 m
number towers
4
towers
81.0 m
minaret
(south)
81.0 m
minaret
(east)
76.0 m
minaret
(north)
76.0 m
minaret
(west)
Geography
Europe » Asia » Southern Europe » Western Asia » Turkey » Istanbul Province » Istanbul » Fatih » Eminönü » Süleymaniye
local language location name
İstanbul, Türkiye [Turkish]
historic location names
Istanbul
استانبول
(Istānbūl)
[Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
قسطنطينيه
(Qusṭanṭīnīya/Ḳosṭanṭīnīye)
[Ottoman Turkish]
historical affiliations
1557-1923
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
356bis-002
