Süleymaniye Mosque

Istanbul Province · Turkey

Süleymaniye Mosque, Turkey
Photo: Hunanuk, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Spring and autumn
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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Crowning one of Istanbul's seven hills, this grand imperial mosque was designed by the architect Sinan for Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Its balanced dome and slender minarets are considered a high point of classical Ottoman architecture.

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