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The Selimiye Mosque (Turkish: Selimiye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque, located in the city of Edirne (formerly Adrianople), Turkey. It was commissioned by Sultan Selim II and was built by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan between 1568 and 1575. [ 1 ]
The Selimiye Mosque was the largest and oldest surviving Gothic church in Cyprus, which was possibly constructed on the site of an earlier Byzantine church. Elsewhere in Turkey numerous churches were converted into mosques, including:
Selimiye Mosque (Greek: Τέμενος Σελιμιγιέ Témenos Selimigié; Turkish: Selimiye Camii), historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya Camii), is a former Christian cathedral converted into a mosque, located in North Nicosia. It has historically been the main mosque on the island of Cyprus ...
The mosque is called the Black Mosque, after the dark granite from which its minaret was made. [30] Church of the Assumption: Uzundzhovo: Bulgaria: 16th Century 1878 The mosque is believed to have been built by celebrated Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan and was originally a part of a caravanserai. It was consecrated into a church in 1906.
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque: Payas, Turkey: approx. 8 m (26 ft) hospice, caravansarai 1568–74: Selimiye Mosque: Edirne, Turkey: 31.2 m (102 ft) madrasa, hadith college, Quran recitation school c. 1569–74: Defterdar Mustafa Çelebi Mosque (dome rebuilt) Edirne, Turkey: 12 m (39 ft) none c. 1569–75 (1585–86 portico and courtyard) Semiz ...
The list below contains some of the most important mosques in modern-day Turkey that were commissioned by the members of Ottoman imperial family.Some of these major mosques are also known as a selatin mosque, imperial mosque, [1] or sultanic mosque, meaning a mosque commissioned in the name of the sultan and, in theory, commemorating a military triumph.
Front view of the mosque and its entrance portico. The mosque was built with high-quality stone in the Ottoman Baroque style that dominated the 18th century. [9] Its design illustrates the degree of influence exerted by the earlier Beylerbeyi Mosque (1777–1778) built by Selim III's predecessor, Abdülhamid I, which incorporates a wide multi-story imperial pavilion (a kind of private lounge ...
In front of the mosque there is a large parking lot with space for 48 cars, a small kiosk and tents for those breaking their fast during the month of Ramadan. The area of the mosque is about 3,456 square meters. The mosque has two floors and is divided in the middle into a women's area and a men's area.