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    Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey is the second largest mosque in the city. It took 7 years to build and was completed in 1557 under the orders of Sultan Sulaiman. The mosque was designed as a complex of religious and social buildings. It combines Islamic and Byzantine architectural elements, including a large central dome surrounded by half domes similar to Hagia Sophia. The dome is 53 meters high with a diameter of 27.5 meters and was designed to amplify the imam's voice without microphones. Marble from the Balkans, Anatolia, and Yemen lines the main hall walls. 138 windows provide natural light. Four skinny towers that are 50 meters tall and covered

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    Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey is the second largest mosque in the city. It took 7 years to build and was completed in 1557 under the orders of Sultan Sulaiman. The mosque was designed as a complex of religious and social buildings. It combines Islamic and Byzantine architectural elements, including a large central dome surrounded by half domes similar to Hagia Sophia. The dome is 53 meters high with a diameter of 27.5 meters and was designed to amplify the imam's voice without microphones. Marble from the Balkans, Anatolia, and Yemen lines the main hall walls. 138 windows provide natural light. Four skinny towers that are 50 meters tall and covered

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    Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey is the second largest mosque in the city. It took 7 years to build and was completed in 1557 under the orders of Sultan Sulaiman. The mosque was designed as a complex of religious and social buildings. It combines Islamic and Byzantine architectural elements, including a large central dome surrounded by half domes similar to Hagia Sophia. The dome is 53 meters high with a diameter of 27.5 meters and was designed to amplify the imam's voice without microphones. Marble from the Balkans, Anatolia, and Yemen lines the main hall walls. 138 windows provide natural light. Four skinny towers that are 50 meters tall and covered

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    Süleymaniye Mosque
    Raya Sulaimaniah Camii
    Suleymaniye Mosque is the second largest mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. It was
    completed in 1557 after it was built for 7 years by Mimar Sinan on the orders of Sultan
    Sulaiman al-Qanuni. Designed as a complex of religious buildings and social activities.
    From its architecture, the building of this mosque showed a combinations of Islamic
    and Byzantine elements of architecture. It has a great dome surrounded by half domes much
    like Hagia Shopia, Byzantine heritage. The great dome has a diameter of 27,5 meters and a
    height of 53 meters. The domes is meant to absorb and reflect sound of khatib, so no need a
    microphone. The main hall walls are lined with marble that comes from the Marabou Region,
    Balkan Peninsula, and Yemen. Having 138 windows with clear glass allows sunlight to light
    up a room in the mosque. Suleymaniye Mosque looks beautiful with 4 skinny towers that
    stand 50 meters tall covered with marble of high artistic value. 4 towers indicates that Sultan
    Sulaiman was the fourth sultan to rule the city.
    TOWERS

    THE GREAT
    DOME

    HALF
    DOMES

    WINDOWS

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