Selimiye Mosque

The Selimiye Mosque (Turkish: Selimiye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque, which is in Edirne, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Selim II, and was built by architect Mimar Sinan between 1569 and 1575.

Selimiye Mosque
Basic information
Location Edirne, Turkey
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Architectural description
Architect(s) Mimar Sinan
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Ottoman architecture
Groundbreaking 1568
Completed 1574
Specifications
Height (max) 43 m (141 ft)
Dome dia. (outer) 31.2 m (102 ft)
Minaret(s) 4
Minaret height 83 m (272 ft)[1]
Materials cut stone, marble
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
Type: Cultural
Criteria: i, iv
Designated: 2011 (35th session)
Reference #: 1366
State Party:  Turkey
Region: Europe and North America

References

  1. Architecture, Jonathan Glancey, page 207, 2006