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| For other uses, see Selimiye Mosque (disambiguation). | WIKI |
| Selimiye MosqueReligionAffiliationSunni IslamLocationLocationEdirne, TurkeyLocation of the mosque in Turkey.Geographic coordinates41xc2xb040xe2x80xb241xe2x80xb3N 26xc2xb033xe2x80xb234xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf41.67806xc2xb0N 26.55944xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 41.67806; 26.55944Coordinates: 41xc2xb040xe2x80xb241xe2x80xb3N 26xc2xb033xe2x80xb234xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf41.67806xc2xb0N 26.55944xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 41.67806; 26.55944ArchitectureArchitect(s)Mimar SinanTypeMosqueStyleOttoman architectureGroundbreaking1568Completed1574SpecificationsHeight (max)43xc2xa0m (141xc2xa0ft)Dome dia. | WIKI |
| (outer)31.2xc2xa0m (102xc2xa0ft)Minaret(s)4Minaret height83xc2xa0m (272xc2xa0ft)[1]Materialscut stone, marble UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial name: Selimiye Mosque and its Social ComplexTypeCulturalCriteriai, ivDesignated2011 (35th session)Reference no.1366State Partyxc2xa0TurkeyRegionEurope and North America | WIKI |
| The Selimiye Mosque (Turkish: Selimiye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque, which is located in the city of Edirne (formerly Adrianople), Turkey. | WIKI |
| The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Selim II, and was built by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan between 1568 and 1575. | WIKI |
| This grand mosque stands at the center of a kxc3xbclliye (complex of a hospital, school, library and/or baths around a mosque) which comprises a medrese (Islamic academy teaches both Islamic and scientific lessons), a dar-xc3xbcl hadis (Al-Hadith school), a timekeeper's room and an arasta (row of shops). | WIKI |
| In this mosque Sinan employed an octagonal supporting system that is created through eight pillars incised in a square shell of walls. | WIKI |
| While conventional mosques were limited by a segmented interior, Sinan's effort at Edirne was a structure that made it possible to see the mihrab from any location within the mosque. | WIKI |
| Around the rest of the mosque were many additions: libraries, schools, hospices, baths, soup kitchens for the poor, markets, hospitals, and a cemetery. | WIKI |
| In front of the mosque sits a rectangular court with an area equal to that of the mosque. | WIKI |
| At the Bulgarian siege of Edirne in 1913, the dome of the mosque was hit by Bulgarian artillery. | WIKI |
| Owing to the dome's extremely sturdy construction, the mosque survived the assault with only minor damage. | WIKI |
| In the year 1865 Baha'u'llah,[3] The founder of The Baha'i Faith, arrived with his family to Edirne as prisoner of the Ottoman empire and resided in a house near Selimiye Mosque,[4] which he visited often until 1868. | WIKI |
| It was at Selimiye mosque[5] where He was supposed to have an open debate with Mirza Yahya, an important historical event distinguishing the Baha'i faith from the covenant breakers guided by Mirza Yahia. | WIKI |
| Selimiye Mosque was built at the peak of Ottoman military and cultural power. | WIKI |
| Sinan was asked to help to construct the Selimiye Mosque, making the mosque distinctive and served the purpose of centralizing the city. | WIKI |
| Like all other Ottoman mosques in the earlier periods, the Selimiye Mosque had a multitude of little domes and half domes. | WIKI |
| However, the limit in building Selimiye was to viewing the mosque as a single unit from inside or outside rather than separate masses. | WIKI |
| [6] Perhaps lending more credence to this idea is a quote by Sinan in which he claims that he has built a taller dome than Hagia Sophia: "In this mosque...I [have] erected a dome six cubits higher and four cubits wider than the dome of Hagia Sophia. | WIKI |
| In order to accentuate and draw attention to the centralized structure of the mosque, the traditional placement of different sized minarets was abandoned from the design as Sinan believed that cascade of smaller domes and half-domes used earlier would play down the gigantic single-shell dome. | WIKI |
| The four vertically fluted symmetrical minarets amplify the upward thrust, shooting towards the sky like rockets from each corner of the mosque, according to Ottoman scholar Gulru Necipoglu. | WIKI |
| The visible and invisible symmetries that were called out from the exterior and interior of the mosque was to evoke Godxe2x80x99s perfection through the plain and powerful structure of the dome and the bare stone. | WIKI |
| The interior of the mosque received great recognitions from its clean, spare lines in the structure itself. | WIKI |
| The Selimiye Mosque did not only amaze the public with the extravagant symmetrical exterior, it had also astonished the people with the plain symmetrical interior for it had summarized all Ottoman architectural thinking in one simple pure form. | WIKI |
| The mosque was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 10,000 lira banknotes of 1982-1995. | WIKI |
| [8] The mosque, together with its kxc3xbclliye, was included on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2011. | WIKI |
| Dome and Minarets Interior view of the central dome Selimiye Mosque interior Ottoman period tombstones and a museum near the mosque. | WIKI |
| Dominating the skyline of Edirne, former capital of the Ottoman Empire, the Selimiye Mosque Complex commissioned by Selim II is the ultimate architectural expression by the architect Sinan of the Ottoman kxc3xbclliye. | UNESCO |
| The imposing mosque stepping up to its single great dome with four soaring slender minarets, spectacular decorated interior space, manuscript library, meticulous craftsmanship, brilliant Iznik tiles and marble courtyard together with its associated educational institutions, outer courtyard and covered bazaar, represent the apogee of an art form and the pious benefaction of 16th century imperial Islam. | UNESCO |
| The architectural composition of the Selimiye Mosque Complex in its dominant location represents the culmination of the great body of work by Sinan, the most outstanding architect of the Ottoman Empire. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (i): The Selimiye Mosque Complex at Edirne is a masterpiece of the human creative genius of the architect Sinan, the most famous of all Ottoman architects in the 16th century. | UNESCO |
| The mosque complex was recognised by Sinan himself as his most important architectural work. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The Selimiye Mosque with its cupola, spatial concept, architectural and technological ensemble and location crowning the cityscape illustrates a significant stage in human history, the apogee of the Ottoman Empire. | UNESCO |
| The mosque with its charitable dependencies represents the most harmonious expression ever achieved of the kxc3xbclliye, this most peculiarl Ottoman type of complex. | UNESCO |
| The Selimiye Mosque Complex includes all the attributes of its Outstanding Universal Value within the property boundary, is well-maintained and does not suffer from adverse effects of development. | UNESCO |
| The Mosque Complex retains its authenticity in terms of form and design, materials and substance. | UNESCO |
| The Mosque and Arasta retain their authenticity in terms of use and function, spirit and feeling. | UNESCO |
| A Coordination and Supervision Council, constituted by representatives of local and central institutions is being established by the Edirne Municipality to oversee development of the Management Plan for the Selimiye Mosque Complex. | UNESCO |
| The objectives of the Management Plan are directed at ensuring the preservation of the Selimiye Mosque and transfer of its cultural and functional values as a whole to future generations. | UNESCO |