The Selimiye Mosque is a mosque in Edirne, in north-western Turkey, built for the Ottoman sultan Selim II. It was designed by Mimar Sinan, the chief imperial architect, who considered it his masterpiece and described it as the work of his mastery. A single large dome rests on eight massive piers, creating a wide, light-filled interior that rivals the dome of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Four slender minarets rise from its corners, and the complex included a school and a covered market. The mosque is regarded as one of the high points of Ottoman architecture and has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Before and after
- 1572Wilhelmus
- 1572Birth of John Donne
- 24 August 1572St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
- 11 November 1572Tycho's Supernova
- 1574Construction of Selimiye Mosque
- from 12 July 1574 to 13 September 1574Conquest of Tunis
- from 1575 to 1675Dutch Golden Age
- 8 February 1575Founding of Leiden University
- 1576Founding of Uraniborg
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