Selimiye Mosque in Edirne
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The Selimiye Mosque in Edirne is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque designed by Mimar Sinan, renowned for its soaring dome, elegant minarets, and status as a masterpiece of Islamic and world architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selimiye Mosque in Edirne canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman imperial mosque
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| architect | Mimar Sinan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
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Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1575 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1568 ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| domeDiameter | approximately 31.3 metres ⓘ |
| domeHeight | approximately 43 metres ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasComplex | külliye (social and educational complex) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Iznik tile decoration
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centralized single-dome plan ⓘ courtyard with arcades ⓘ covered market (arasta) ⓘ elegant interior calligraphy ⓘ large central prayer hall ⓘ madrasa complex ⓘ marble mihrab ⓘ minbar of carved marble ⓘ muqarnas squinches ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Tentative World Heritage Site before 2011
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Thrace
NERFINISHED
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Edirne NERFINISHED ⓘ Edirne Province NERFINISHED ⓘ European Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minaretDescription | slender minarets with three balconies each ⓘ |
| minaretHeight | approximately 70.9 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sultan Selim II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elegant minarets
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harmonious proportions ⓘ influence on later mosque architecture ⓘ soaring dome ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 4 ⓘ |
| patron | Selim II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
considered Mimar Sinan’s masterpiece
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landmark of classical Ottoman architecture ⓘ major symbol of Edirne ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
criterion (i)
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criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName | Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
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