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Selimiye Mosque
Selimiye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque, which is located in the city of Edirne, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Selim II, and was built by architect Mimar Sinan between 1569 and 1575 AD. It was considered by Sinan to be his masterpiece and is one of the highest achievements of Islamic architecture. The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex.by Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 80 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
2011
16th Century AD
Islamic
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Islamic Monuments
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