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🕌 Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex

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🕌 Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
Ottoman architectural masterpiece and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Edirne


🕐 2 min read · Updated 17 Mar 2026 at 06:32
📌 Fast Facts
  • Built 1568–1575 under Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan
  • Central dome rises 31.25 meters, supported by eight pillars with no interior columns
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 2011)
  • Located in Edirne, northwestern Türkiye
  • Active place of worship and cultural institution

The Selimiye Mosque and its surrounding social complex stand in Edirne as a defining achievement of classical Ottoman ...

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