Mosque
Panoramic tour
Süleymaniye Mosque
A masterpiece of the architect Sinan
The architect Sinan built Suleiman the Magnificent’s mosque in 1550–1557 on the Third Hill above the Golden Horn. Around it lies a complex of madrasas, a hammam and a hospital, with the tombs of the sultan and Hürrem in its garden.
- Built
- 1550–1557
- Location
- Süleymaniye
- Duration
- ≈ 1 h
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TombThe tomb of Sultan Suleiman the MagnificentIn the garden of the Süleymaniye Mosque
TombThe tomb of Hürrem Sultan (Roxelana)Beside the sultan’s tomb
PalaceDolmabahçe PalaceThe sultans’ 19th-century palace on the Bosphorus
ViewpointÇamlıca Hill — a panoramic view of IstanbulThe city and the Bosphorus from the Asian shore