Architecture

Süleymaniye Mosque, view from the madrasas of the mosque complex (külliye)

Istanbul, Turkey

Süleymaniye Camii [Turkish]
Süleymaniye Mosque, view from the madrasas of the mosque complex (külliye)

Architecture

Architecture: Süleymaniye Mosque

built
1550–1557
culture
Ottoman
style/period
Classical Ottoman Period
work type by function
Sunni mosque
material
marble, granite, porphyry
architect(s)
Mimar Sinan
patronage
Suleiman I

Specifications

Specifications: Süleymaniye Mosque

height
53.0 m
width
73.0 m
length
108.0 m
number cupolas
1
cupola/dome diameter (inner)
26.0 m
cupola/dome diameter (outer)
53.0 m
number minarets
4
minaret height
81.0 m, 81.0 m, 76.0 m, 76.0 m

Geography

Europe » Asia » Southern Europe » Western Asia » Turkey » Istanbul Province » Istanbul » Fatih » Eminönü » Süleymaniye
local language location name
İstanbul, Türkiye [Turkish]
historic location name(s)
Istanbul
استانبول (Istānbūl) [Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
‎قسطنطينيه (Qusṭanṭīnīya/Ḳosṭanṭīnīye) [Ottoman Turkish]
historical affiliations
Ottoman Empire
1557–1923

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
3,405 × 5,275  pixel
28.8 × 44.7 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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