MCID

Image View Description:

Exterior: Complex Northeastern Facade, Mosque Side Entrance, Covered Portico

Location:

Istanbul (Turkey)

Location 2:

Kadirga, Fatih

Title Variant:

Suleymaniye Mosque

Work Type:

architecture

Work Type 2:

ceramics

Material / Technique:

limestone, Iznik tiles, marble

Material / Technique 2:

ashlar masonry

Culture:

Ottoman

Culture 2:

Turkish

Creator:

Sinan

Creator Variant Name:

Sinan, Mimar

Creator Nationality:

Ottoman

Creator Dates:

ca. 1500-1588

Creator Role:

architect

Style / Period:

Classical Ottoman

Subject:

Islam

Measurements:

dome diameter: 11.8 m

Image Source:

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University

Record ID:

1213_istanbul2003_suleymaniyemosque_img_072