Etkilet Arşivi: Süleymaniye Mosque

Which are seven hills of Istanbul? Where are they? We would like to tell which and where are 7 Hills of Istanbul so often mentioned in words and texts. 1. Hill: Topkapı Palace, 2. Hill: Nuruosmaniye Mosque, 3. Hill: Süleymaniye Mosque, 4. Hill: Fatih Mosque, 5. Hill: Yavuz Sultan Selim …

Süleymaniye Mosque The Süleymaniye Mosque is the largest square-based semidomed mosque (3100 m²) to have been designed by Sinan. The two semi-domes are situated in the direction of the mihrap, a plan we see in Saint Sophia and later in the Bayezid Mosque (1501-1505). Sinan had a very strong desire …