Süleymaniye Mosque
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The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An inscription specifies the foundation date as 1550 and the inauguration date as 1557, although work on the complex probably continued for a few years after this.
Interior of the mosque in a 19th-century photograph
View of the mosque on the skyline of historic Istanbul
The main entrance to the courtyard (northwest side of the mosque)
Iznik pottery
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Iznik pottery, or Iznik ware, named after the town of İznik in Anatolia where it was made, is a decorated ceramic that was produced from the last quarter of the 15th century until the end of the 17th century. Turkish stylization is a reflection of Chinese Porcelain.
Two tiles, circa 1560, fritware, painted in blue, turquoise, red, green, and black under a transparent glaze, Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, USA).
Dish with foliate rim decorated with flowers and a cypress tree, with a dollar pattern border, c. 1575.
'Abraham of Kutahia' ewer, probably made in Kütahya, dated 1510
Fragmentary blue and white Miletus ware bowl