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Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Cami)

This mosque is one of the symbols of Istanbul. It was built between 1550-1557. Suleymaniye derives from the builder’s name Kanuni Sultan Suleyman or you can say Suleyman the Magnificent. The architect was the greatest of Ottoman architects, the incomparable Sinan. The Suleymaniye unites Sinan with Suleymani one representing the best of the arts and the other most powerful of political strength.


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