Selimiye Mosque, interior view
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Record Details
- English Title
- Selimiye Mosque, interior view
- Turkish Title
- Selimiye Cami'nin içerisi
- Location
- Edirne
- Province
- Edirne
- Search Terms
- Places-- Mosque
- Religion--
- Ottoman-- 16th Century
- Historical Personality-- Selim II
- Historical Personality-- Sinan
- Photographer
- Gottfried Hagen
- Year Taken
- 2002
- Narrative
- Selimiye Mosque is considered the masterpiece of the greatest Ottoman architect, Sinan (1489-1588 C.E.).
- Note in the left-hand side of the photo:
- The set of stairs with the conical top is a minbar, a feature of all mosques that serves as a pulpit.
- The area sectioned off by a wooden barrier is a prayer sanctuary, which is off-limits to those who have not performed ritual ablution.
- Note that calligraphy is the most conspicuous element of decoration: Islam does not allow images in sacred spaces.
- Sponsor Donor
- University of Michigan Language Resource Center
- Copyright Holder
- Gottfried Hagen
- filename
- 01002
Technical Details
- Collection
- Turkish Life in Pictures
- Image Size
- 1536 x 1024
- File Size
- 209 KB
- Record
- 01002
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/tlpic/x-01002/01002
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"Selimiye Mosque, interior view." In the digital collection Turkish Life in Pictures. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/tlpic/x-01002/01002. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 06, 2025.