Şehzade Mosque

E93149

16th-century mosque Ottoman mosque historic building imperial mosque

Şehzade Mosque is a 16th-century imperial mosque in Istanbul, renowned as one of the earliest and most harmonious masterpieces of the famed Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan.

Aliases (1)

Şehzade Camii ×2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	16th-century mosque → Ottoman mosque → historic building → imperial mosque →
alsoKnownAs	Prince’s Mosque → Şehzade Camii →
architect	Mimar Sinan →
architecturalStyle	Classical Ottoman architecture → Islamic architecture →
builtFor	Şehzade Mehmed →
centuryOfConstruction	16th century →
city	Istanbul →
commissionedBy	Suleiman the Magnificent →
completionDate	1548 →
constructionEnd	1548 →
constructionStart	1543 →
country	Turkey →
denomination	Sunni Islam →
district	Fatih →
domes	1 main dome →
governingBody	Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey →
hasPart	caravanserai → courtyard → fountain for ablutions → imaret → madrasa → prayer hall → türbe of Grand Vizier İbrahim Pasha → türbe of Rüstem Pasha → türbe of Şehzade Mehmed →
heritageStatus	part of Historic Areas of Istanbul →
languageOfName	Turkish →
locatedIn	Istanbul → Turkey →
locatedNear	Valens Aqueduct →
locatedOn	third hill of Istanbul → Şehzadebaşı Caddesi →
material	marble → stone →
minaretFeatures	2 balconies on each minaret →
minarets	4 minarets →
namedAfter	Şehzade Mehmed →
nativeName	Şehzade Camii →
notableFor	balanced four-semi-dome composition → early major work of Mimar Sinan → harmonious proportions →
patron	Suleiman the Magnificent →
planType	square prayer hall with central dome →
religion	Islam →
semiDomes	4 semi-domes →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1985 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Historic Areas of Istanbul →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Şehzade Mosque ("Şehzade Camii") →	alsoKnownAs
Mimar Sinan →	designed
Ottoman architecture →	hasNotableExample
Şehzade Mosque ("Şehzade Camii") →	nativeName
Mimar Sinan →	notableWork