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Selimiye Mosque

Selimiye Mosque (photographer: Nevit Dilmen) — image credits (ID:106137)

General Information

Other name(s):	Selimiye Camii
Beginning of works:	1568
Completion:	1575
Status:	in use

Project Type

Structure:	Dome
Function / usage:	Mosque

Location

Location:	Edirne, Edirne, Turkey
Coordinates:	41° 40' 40.00" N 26° 33' 34.00" E

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Technical Information

Dimensions

dome	diameter	31.28 m
dome	height	43.28 m
minaret	height	71 m

Chronology

1878	Russian invasion, some tiles are taken to Russia.

Notes

Mimar Sinan has referred to this mosque as his masterpiece.

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Participants

Architecture

Mimar Sinan (architect)

Engineering

Mimar Sinan (engineer)

Relevant Web Sites

Wikipedia: Selimiye Mosque

Relevant Publications

Redondo Buitrago, Antonia / Huylebrouck, Dirk (2015): Nonagons in the Hagia Sophia and the Selimiye Mosque. In: Nexus Network Journal, v. 17, n. 1 (February 2015), pp. 157-181.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-015-0235-y

About this
data sheet
Structure-ID
20009028
Date created
16/04/2003
Last Update
16/05/2015