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.
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Selimiye Mosque, in simpler words
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The Selimiye Mosque is a mosque located in a town called Edrine in Turkey. It was built by the Ottomans. The mosque was built in 1569 to 1575. The planner of the mosque was named Mimar Sinan. He considered this mosque his greatest masterpiece. The mosque was built by Sultan (King) Selim II.
In 2011, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. File:Selimiye Mosque and The Statue of Architect Sinan - panoramio.jpg|Wide view of the mosque File:Salimiye’s beauty and grandeur.jpg|Dome of the mosque File:Selimiye Mosque, Dome.jpg|Interior view of the central dome of the mosque File:Selimiye-Mosque-interior.jpg|Selimiye Mosque interior File:Gravestones-and-museum-at-Selimiye-Mosque.jpg|Ottoman era tombstones and a museum near the mosque. File:OSM Capture of Selimiye Mosque in Edirne.png|Map of location of the Mosque
Selimiye Mosque, Edirne
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