Suleymaniye Mosque

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Ottoman imperial mosque historical monument mosque tourist attraction

The Suleymaniye Mosque is a grand 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque designed by Mimar Sinan, renowned as one of Istanbul’s most iconic architectural and historical monuments.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Süleymaniye Mosque	5
Suleymaniye Külliye	2
Suleymaniye Conservation Area	1
Suleymaniye Mosque and its associated conservation area	1
Süleymaniye Mosque complex	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ottoman imperial mosque ⓘ historical monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Mimar Sinan ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Classical Ottoman architecture ⓘ Ottoman architecture ⓘ
centuryOfConstruction	16th century ⓘ
city	Istanbul ⓘ
commissionedBy	Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ
completionDate	1557 ⓘ
constructionEnd	1557 ⓘ
constructionStart	1550 ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
denomination	Sunni Islam ⓘ
domeDiameter	approximately 26.5 meters ⓘ
hasAdjacentStructure	caravanserai ⓘ hamam ⓘ hospital ⓘ madrasas ⓘ public kitchen ⓘ tomb of Hürrem Sultan ⓘ tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ
hasComplex	Suleymaniye Mosque self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Suleymaniye Külliye
hasFeature	calligraphic panels ⓘ courtyard ⓘ four minarets ⓘ large central dome ⓘ marble courtyard colonnades ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ multiple semi-domes ⓘ
height	approximately 53 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	major monument of Ottoman architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Fatih district ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ Turkey ⓘ
locatedOn	Çamlıca Hill ⓘ surface form: Third Hill of Istanbul
namedAfter	Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ
numberOfBalconiesOnMinarets	10 ⓘ
numberOfDomes	1 main dome ⓘ
numberOfMinarets	4 ⓘ
numberOfSemiDomes	2 ⓘ
partOf	Suleymaniye Mosque self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Suleymaniye Külliye
patron	Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
significance	one of Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks ⓘ one of the largest mosques in Istanbul ⓘ symbol of the classical period of Ottoman architecture ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	Friday prayers ⓘ congregational prayers ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Suleiman the Magnificent → burialPlace → Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ

this entity surface form: Süleymaniye Mosque

Historic Areas of Istanbul → contains → Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suleymaniye Conservation Area

Mimar Sinan → designed → Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ

this entity surface form: Süleymaniye Mosque

Mimar Sinan → designed → Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ

this entity surface form: Süleymaniye Mosque complex

Suleymaniye Mosque → hasComplex → Suleymaniye Mosque self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suleymaniye Külliye

Historic Areas of Istanbul → hasComponent → Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suleymaniye Mosque and its associated conservation area

Istanbul → hasLandmark → Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ

Ottoman architecture → hasNotableExample → Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ

this entity surface form: Süleymaniye Mosque

Grand Bazaar → nearbyAttraction → Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ

this entity surface form: Süleymaniye Mosque

Mimar Sinan → notableWork → Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ

this entity surface form: Süleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque → partOf → Suleymaniye Mosque self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suleymaniye Külliye