Central dome of the Suleymaniye Mosque or Mosque of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (Suleymaniye Camii), 1550-57, by Mimar Sinan, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. This Ottoman Imperial mosque, commissioned by Suleyman the Magnificent, and located on Istanbul's Third Hill, was restored in 1665 after a fire, in 1766 due to an earthquake and in 1956 after damage in World War I. It is the largest mosque in Istanbul. The historical areas of the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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