Selimiye Mosque Interior

©Agoe, on March 24, said:

Very holy and peaceful athmosphere and the interiior pompous!

Greetings, Andreas

hamzars, on March 24, said:

Selimiye Mosque

The architectural wonder of the world is a superb example of Ottoman-Turkish art, having been designed by the prolific architect, Mimar Sinan, as his masterpiece at the age of 80. It was built by order of Selim II between 1569-1575, and has become the symbol of Edirne and the Ottoman Empire.

Its four minarets can be seen from a great distance, showing Mimar Sinan's skill as a city planner as well as an architect in choosing this ideal, highly visible location in the city.

The mosque is built of hewn stone. The inside is 1,620 m2, while the entire mosque covers an area of 2,475m2, the largest in architectural history. The great dome has a diameter of 31.30 m, and its center is 43.28 m above the floor. It rests on 8 massive pillars joined to one another with arches 6 meters wide. It is Sinan's most successful 8-pillar plan. There are four thin minarets with three balconies each which are 3.8 m wide by 70.89 m high. The two minarets in the rear have separate stairways for each balcony. Besides its outstanding architectural design, the mosque is also ornately decorated with stone, marble, tiles, wood, and mother of pearl.

The niche showing the direction to Mecca and pulpit are made of finely carved marble. The prayer leader's gallery, sitting on 12 short pillars in the center, is one of the fines examples of classic gold decoration in Edirne style. The decorative 16 th century Iznik tiles were the finest ties of their time produced with guarded trade secrets. They hold a special place in Ottoman and worldwide art.

The outer courtyard, surrounded by a stone wall, included three rooms for students lessons. One section is now the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art. The bazaar under the terrace of the mosque was built in the period of Murat III in order to raise revenue.

hamzars, on March 24, said:

Thank you for ur first comments Andreas, :-)

Greetings, Hamza

Eva77, on March 25, said:

Very delicate and light interior, Hamza! Thank you for this interesting story of Selimiye Mosque! Best wishes. Eva

hamzars, on March 25, said:

Thank you Eva, I m glad u liked.

Best wishes. Hamza

j. adamson, on March 25, said:

So that's what a mosque looks like inside! Beautiful photograph, beautiful mosque.

hamzars, on March 25, said:

Thank you j.adamson

Cheers

tashimelampo, on March 25, said:

Beautiful and interesting information!

Richard Ryer, on March 25, said:

Greetings Hamza, What a beautiful interior, and so huge, open and spacious. This must be a very special place for those who come here for prayers. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

Rich

hamzars, on March 25, said:

Thank you tashimelampo,

Greetings Rich, thank you for ur nice comment,

Cheers,

Hamza

Jacek M., on March 26, said:

Beautiful composition and atmosphere of place! Bravo hamzars.

greetings from Poland :)

Jacek M.

hamzars, on March 27, said:

Thank you for ur nice comments Jacek M.

I m glad you liked.

Greetings from Turkey.

Hamza

Borbély Tamás, on March 27, said:

Amazing picture Hamza ! I tell you thank you for having contributed insight to this into the wonderful mosque!This is a speciality for me. My best wishes, Tamás

hamzars, on March 27, said:

Thank you very much Tamás!

Best wishes, Hamza

Beatriz Barreto Tanezini, on March 28, said:

Belo ângulo! Saudações do Brasil.

hamzars, on March 28, said:

Muito obrigado Beatriz Barreto,

Saudação desde Turquia

Alan Knox, on April 3, said:

A stunning building, beautiful composition!

Alan

hamzars, on April 3, said:

Thank you for ur comment Alan,

Cheers

Jurgis Karnavicius, on April 4, said:

Great picture, Hamza, and thank you for interesting explanation! Cheers, Jurgis

hamzars, on April 4, said:

Thank you for visit and nice comments Jurgis,

Cheers, Hamza

Ale74 Terni, on April 4, said:

Ciao hamzars...i voted it...beatiful location.Alessandro

hamzars, on April 4, said:

Thank you for the vote Alessandro,

Cheers

Andreas Czieborowski, on April 5, said:

Dear Hamza, a big vote for contest. Andreas

hamzars, on April 5, said:

Thanks much Andreas,

Greets, Hamza

Eva Kaprinay, on April 7, said:

BEAUTIFUL! :-) Rows one of my favourite topics for me! Cheers: Eva

hamzars, on April 7, said:

Thank you Eva, I am glad that you liked.

Greetings,

Hamza

Tlapp, on April 13, said:

Impressive interior! I've never been to a Mosque but looking at this pic I feel like I want to.

hamzars, on April 13, said:

Thank you Rafal, I am glad that you liked.

Regards, Hamza

Neim Sejfuli ♦, on April 14, said:

VOTED

Neim

hamzars, on April 14, said:

Thanks for the vote Neim,

Cheers

Eve in Montana, on April 14, said:

Hamza, this is a beautiful photo of a beautiful space. I very much appreciate your detailed and thoughtful commentary and explanation. It is very interesting and adds to the photo. Thank you for sharing. Regards from Montana, Eve.

hamzars, on April 15, said:

Thank you very much dear Eve, I am glad that you liked.

Best Regards, Hamza

Simon Károly, on April 15, said:

Congratulate to the photo, this is amazing Hamza! What a beautiful interior. I was already in this beautiful mosque , I feel the magic atmosphere of the place again now.

Greetings from Hungary, Karcsi.

hamzars, on April 15, said:

Greetings Karcsi, I am happy to see that you already had been there. Thank you for your beautiful words.

Best Regards, Hamza

Sonia Villegas, on April 16, said:

Heyyyyy, I've been there. Lovely Turkey!

hamzars, on April 16, said:

Thats great, Im happy that you d been there Sonia :)

Regards, Hamza

Billy B@rk, on April 16, said:

Beautiful shot of a really beautiful Mosque. :)

hamzars, on April 16, said:

Thank you Billy

Greetings, Hamza

Luud Riphagen, on April 24, said:

Very impressive architecture Hamza and beautiful photo. Greetings Luud

hamzars, on April 24, said:

Thank you very much Luud,

Greetings, Hamza

RafaGG, on April 30, said:

Espectacular foto.felicidades,Rafa.Mi voto.

hamzars, on April 30, said:

Gracias por voto Rafa,

Saludos desde Turquía, Hamza

http://nuhsarche.redbubble.com/, on May 12, said:

·˙˙·٠•● GREAT PICTURE! ●•٠·˙˙·

greetings

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Nawitka, on May 12, said:

Really stunning, great photo of a great space! Thank you!

hamzars, on May 13, said:

Thank you ⓜⓞⓝⓘⓚⓐ,

Greetings from Istanbul, Hamza

hamzars, on May 13, said:

Thank you Nawitka,

Best Regards

Ahmet Bekir, on May 21, said:

Usta çok güzel bir fotoğraf olmuş, tebrikler

hamzars, on May 21, said:

Teşekkürler

sıraceddin, on May 24, said:

bu eserlerin ortak özelliği gerçekten insanı alıp götürüyor,başka alemlere tebrikler çok güzel resimleriniz...

hamzars, on May 24, said:

Teşekkürler sıraceddin,

Selamlar

nadiakushnir, on June 5, said:

Very interesting!

hamzars, on June 5, said:

Thanks for visiting Nadia

Greetings

Rodríguez Prati, on June 9, said:

Beautiful image Hamza! I like the complexity that gives the multiplicity of subjects, objects and designs. Is like a pattern of colours and lights dear "Mr. Tagman" (I rebaptized you cause I've never seen so many in each photo, ja ja), greetings, Edmundo

hamzars, on June 9, said:

Thank you very much for ur nice comment Edmundo. I am glad that you liked it and my tags :)

Greetings from Istanbul

Hamza

yener öztürk, on June 11, said:

Harika fotoğraf. Elinize sağlık.

hamzars, on June 11, said:

Teşekkürler yener öztürk

Selamlar

gul74, on July 24, said:

bütün resimler süper, bugün görüyorum..hatta süper demek bile yeterli gelmedi...ellerine sağlık...büyük bir uğraş ve müthiş bir tanıtım hepsine bayıldım...ayrıca kıskandım.. Teşekkürler

marita1004, on July 24, said:

Beautiful image . Very interesting place. Greetings from Austria Marita

hamzars, on July 24, said:

Teşekkürler gul74, beğendiğinize sevindim.

Selamlar

hamzars, on July 24, said:

Thank you Marita, glad you liked.

Greetings from Istanbul

Hamza

hedrael, on August 20, said:

Great shot!

hamzars, on August 20, said:

Thank you hedrael.

Greetings

fotinos andreopoulos, on August 22, said:

So nice athmosphere. Wonderful shot. And i like the children running. Its like Heaven.

Best Regards, Fotinos.

hamzars, on August 22, said:

Thank you Fotinos, glad you like it.

Regards, affectionately from Istanbul