Day 95: Suleymaniye Mosque

This mosque took 8 years to build and was completed in 1557. It was a tribute to Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. It is a fitting tribute to both the sultan and the architect, Mimar Sinan. Suleyman was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520-1566) and is regarded by some as a ‘second solomon’ because of the harmony and justice under his rule.Read more