Native name: Yavuz Sultan Selim Camii
Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque is located on top of the 5th Hill of Istanbul overlooking the Golden Horn. The mosque is one of the noticeable landmarks of the city because of its size and its high location. It was commissioned by Kanuni Sultan Suleyman (1520-66) between 1520 and 1522 in memory of his father Yavuz Sultan Selim who died in 1520. The architect of the mosque is not certainly known. Some think that the architect is the famous architect of the Ottoman empire Mimar Sinan, however there is no documentary evidence supporting such claim.
The large courtyard has a colonnaded portico with marble and granite columns. The mosque itself is decorated with İznik tiles. It has two minarets with a single gallery each. The main area of worship of the m...
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