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SULEYMANYE MOSQUE
of old city and then laid the foundations of his
mosque. The construction of the Suleymaniye Mosque took seven years, and the
year 1557 inauguration ceremony with prayers took place at the site of new
mosque. Suleymaniye suprises visitors with its solid
architecture and modest decorations with the exception of magnificent stainglass
windows, made by master Ibrahim. Fine 16th century Iznik tiles decorate the
mihrap area of the mosque. The walls, pendentives and dome are decorated Coranic verses, written by the greatest calligraphist of Suleyman's reign. Another unusual features of mosque the great acustic, created by the use of big amphoras on the dome and pendentives.
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Suleymaniye Mosque which crowns the third
hill of old city and adds great deal to unrivalled beauty of city's skyline. It
was built by architect Sinan during the reign of Suleymn the Magnificent, the
greatest of the Ottoman Sultans. Deciding to build a great mosque symbolising
his reign, Suleyman ordered to his head architect, Sinan the Great, to
accomplished the work. Starting his deed in 1550, Sinan first chose the site of
the mosque, the third hill 
Suleymaniye Mosque has four minarets and ten balconies. Four minarets
symbolise that Suleyman was the fourth Ottoman Sultan after the fall of
Contantinople while ten balconies symbolise he was the tenth Sultan form the
Ottoman Dynasty.