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Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, undoubtedly the most visible are imperial mosques. Among them, the Suleymaniye Mosque must be the best known historic landmark. It dominates the skyline with its monumental size and location on the 3rd hill of Istanbul. Together with the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, it's the most popular Ottoman era structure in the city.
The biggest are the 16th and 17th century ...
Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, undoubtedly the most visible are monumental imperial mosques. The biggest are the 16th and 17th century complexes, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosques in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original structures were destroyed by earthquakes or ...
