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Suleiman the Magnificent was the most powerful ruler of his time, the greatest ruler of Ottoman Empire and one of the most significant rulers in the history. Appropriate to his title the mosque he was the patron of, built between 1550 and 1557, is the magnificent building. Constructed on the highest point of the Golden Horn's west bank, the mosque is the artwork of architect Sinan, the greatest architect of Ottoman Empire and "the closest Turkey gets to a Renaissance architect". Sinan, man of Greek or Armenian origin, lived for almost a century, was the chief Ottoman architect during the region of four sultans and constructed about four hundred buildings!
Suleymaniye Camii Suleiman Mosque is 59 m in length and 58 m in width. The main dome is 53 m high and has a diameter of 26.5 m. It has four minarets with a total of 10 galleries indicating that Suleiman the Magnificent was the 10th Ottoman sultan.
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Leave a Comment Address: Prof. Siddik Sami Onar Caddesi, VefaPhone: (0212) 5140139Directions: Suleiman Mosque is located north from Kapali Carsi Grand Bazaar and University.
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] The mosque suffered the damage from fire in 1660 and from the earthquake in 1766. It was restored in several occasions, the last time in 1956 to gain its faithful appearance. The mosque interior, mostly red in colour, decorated with Iznik tiles is very spacious and astonishingly beautiful.
In the garden behind the mosque there are two mausoleums turbes one of Suleiman the Magnificent and the other of Hurrem, Suleiman's wife of Russian, Ukrainian of Georgian origin, the first especially powerful and the most influential woman of the Ottoman Empire. Turbe of Sinan is just outside the walls of the mosque to the north, across the street named Mimar Sinan Caddesi in his honour. The mosque complex includes medreses theological schools, school of medicine, caravanserai building for rest and recover from the day's journey, Turkish bath, kitchen and hospice for the poor. Leave a Comment Address: Prof. Siddik Sami Onar Caddesi, VefaPhone: (0212) 5140139Directions: Suleiman Mosque is located north from Kapali Carsi Grand Bazaar and University.
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 by MalenaN
The interior is huge and very nice. Four columns are supporting the dome. There is little decoration other then some Iznik tiles and stained glass windows.
The courtyard is a pleasant place. Leave a Comment Directions: Behind the University
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The complex is located in Süleymaniye,was built by Sultan Süleyman, the Magnificent in 1557 and designed by Architect Sinan. The Süleymaniye Complex represented the second and most important stage in an architectural tradition which began with the Fatih Complex.The Süleymaniye Mosque is an awesome work of art, dating from a time when the Ottoman state was at its most splendid.The Süleynaiye Mosque and Complex incorporate the art and genius of Architect Sinan, the greatness and strenght of the Ottomans and the beauty and elegance of Istanbul.
The courtyard contains a pool and water-jet fountain. Again unlike other mosques, the four minarets stand in the four corners of the courtyard.
The domes rise from the ground to a height of 50 meters, and the minarets located where the courtyard meets the walls of the mosque have three galleries and are 76 meters high. The minarets located at the side of the courtyard with the entrance have two galleries and are 56 meters high. This proportion is the key to the perfection of the mosque's silhouette.
Due to the design of the domes, the acoustics within the mosque are exceptionally clear. The air circulation within the mosque is also exceptional and the space above the entrance is illuminated by 4000 candles. Soot obtained from the candles is one of the raw materials in the making of ink used for callgraphy.
The clinic, hospital, mental asylum and infirmary are located in the northwest of the complex parallel to the kiblah. The soup kitchen of the complex the Darüzziyafe, functions today as a restaurant serving classical Turkish cuisine.
The kiblah side of the mosque has a covered cemetery with a great number of graves, the tombs of Süleyman, the Magnificent and his wife Hürrem Sultan and a room for the keeper of the tombs.
In the tomb belonging to Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent are the remains of Sultan Ahmed II, his wife Rabia Sultan, daughters Mihrimah Sultan and Asiye Sultan, and Sultan Süleyman II and his mother Saliha Dilasub Sultan. Address: suleymaniye
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The Suleymaniye mosque is one of Istanbuls greatest examples of Ottoman architecture. It was built in 1557 under the orders of Suleymaniye the Magnificent, whose reign marked the apex of the Ottoman Empire. It interior design is a combination of splendor and tranquility. The outside is a geometrical masterpiece, with domes of various diameters blending with ease.
Just outside the mosque is a mausoleum containing the body of Suleymaniye. Many of the most important Pashas, a term reserved for ministers or advisers to the sultan, are buried in the surrounding cemetery. Directions: In the Beyazit neighborhood, behind Istanbul University.
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 by Hopkid
Unfortunately I cannot provide a first-hand description of the courtyard or the mosque interior as, sadly, it had been closed for a 2-year renovation just the week before our arrival. That's the second Sinan mosque we couldn't see on this trip because of renovations! Just means we'll have to come back some day....
The mosque is scheduled to reopen in 2010 so plan your trip accordingly if it is on your must-see list. Leave a Comment Address: Prof Siddik Sk and Sami Onar Caddesi, SuleymaniyePhone: 212.514.01.39Directions: Just north of Istanbul University across Sami Onar Caddesi
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 Suleymaniye Camii by Erkmen
Suleymaniye Mosque is one of the greatest mosques of Istanbul.. It is located behind the Istanbul Univercity.. It can also be seen from the Eminonu pier.. It was constructed on the highest point of the hill to be seen from everywhere..
The mosquee has been constructed on 1556 by Suleyman the Magnificient.. The mosque has 4 minarets, representing that Sultan Suleyman is the forth sultan after the Conquest of Istanbul and 10 balconies on the minarets represents that the Sultan Suleyman is the 10th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire..
The mosquee has three entrances.. Inside the mosquee you will be dazzled. Suppose the best alternative after Blue mosque.. The tomn of Sultan Suleyman is also in the Garden of the Mosquee Leave a Comment
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 Inside the mosque by Bigjones
It was built between 1550 and 1557 by Sinan, the renowned architect of the Ottoman Empire's golden age, under the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent, the tenth sultan of the Ottoman dynasty, who is buried with his wife Roxelana in the courtyard next to the mosque. Leave a Comment
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The Süleymaniye was ravaged by a fire in 1660 and the dome collapsed again during the earthquake of 1766. Subsequent repairs damaged what was left of the original decoration of Sinan. The mosque was restored again in the middle of the 19th century by the Swiss-Italian architect brothers Gaspare and Giuseppe Fossati. In a botched attempt to restore it to its supposed original glory, the dome and the semi-domes were painted in an Ottoman baroque style. During the recent cleaning the original design was faithfully restored.
During World War I the courtyard was used as a weapons depot and when some of then ammunition ignited the mosque suffered another fire. Not until 1956 was it fully restored again. Now its still in restoration. I visited a small hall which was open for attendees and didnt see main interiors.
You can watch my 1 min 46 sec HQ Video Istanbul Suleymanyie Mosque slide show part III out of my Youtube channel with Allah Akbar pray.
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 by Lalique
...the green stones of eternity will always remind us of the glorious times and people who made them such, so looking at them we should try our best for our descendants would always remember the glorious times... Leave a Comment
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