Architecture

Süleymaniye Mosque, northwest facade detail, cupolas

Istanbul, Turkey

Süleymaniye Camii [Turkish]
Süleymaniye Mosque, northwest facade detail, cupolas

Architecture

structure overview
Süleymaniye Mosque
architectural element(s)
facade, cupola

Architecture: Süleymaniye Mosque

built
1550-1557
culture
Ottoman, Islamic
style/period
Classical Ottoman Period
work type by function
Sunni mosque, Imperial mosque
material
marble, granite, porphyry
architect
Mimar Sinan
patronage
Suleiman I

Specifications

Specifications: Süleymaniye Mosque

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
minaretsouth
81.0 m
minareteast
76.0 m
minaretnorth
76.0 m
minaretwest

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
Ottoman Empire

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Areas of Istanbul (Suleymaniye Mosque and its Associated Component Area)
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
356bis-002

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,117 × 3,537  pixel
43.3 × 29.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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