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Grand Selimiye Mosque
Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered Constantinople in 1453. The Ottoman sultanate was finally abolished in 1922. For 469 years, the city now known as Istanbul remained under Ottoman rule. Unsurprisingly, the Ottoman heritage in Istanbul is immense, spanning centuries from the conquest to the establishment of the modern Turkish Republic. Among the most visible and enduring legacies are the Ottoman imperial ...
Among Istanbul's many Ottoman landmarks, the most famous are its monumental imperial mosques, such as the Blue Mosque and the Süleymaniye Mosque. But, in my view, the Grand Selimiye Mosque also holds a significant place in Istanbul's rich Ottoman heritage.
OTTOMAN IMPERIAL MOSQUES
Ottoman sultans and members of the dynasty commissioned ...
OTTOMAN IMPERIAL MOSQUES
Ottoman sultans and members of the dynasty commissioned ...
