Istanbul Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque Informations

Suleymaniye Mosque has the finest architectural subtleties. The mosque, which was built by Mimar Sinan in 1550 by Suleiman the Magnificent, was completed in 1557 and the splendor displayed in its architecture matches the splendor of the Ottoman Empire.

The mosque, which he mentions will not be demolished until the doomsday, has suffered massive earthquakes throughout his nearly 500-year history.

Kanuni Sultan Süleyman was buried in the tomb in Suleymaniye Mosque.

Suleymaniye Mosque Features

• The mosque, which Sinan mentioned as my work of masterpieces, is the Suleymaniye Mosque.
• The master architect created an incredible acoustics inside the mosque, thanks to the 65 cube surrounding the dome, and allowed the prayer to be performed in the mosque even without technological devices such as microphones.
• There are two windows opened out of the candle smoke Chamber. When viewed from these windows, one can see Allah and the other is Muhammad.
• Mimar Sinan insects, scorpions and insects in the middle of the chandelier as a precaution to put eggs in the ostrich.
• There are many eggs that have been stolen and broken for years, but they still have eggs hanging like the first day.
• Dimensions within the mosque were made according to ebcet account.
• Many of the names such as Suleyman the Magnificent, Mimar Sinan and Hurrem Sultan are in the complex of the mosque.

Mosque Rules and Etiquette For Tourists

Avoid visiting during prayer time
Do not smoke in the courtyard of the mosque
Do not visit the mosque with short shorts, skirts
Women should closed with a veil on his head during a visit to the mosque
Taking pictures in the mosque is forbidden

Visiting Hours

8:30 – 11:30
13:00- 14:30
15:30 – 16:45
On Fridays, the opening time for the touristic visit of the mosque is 13:30.