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The Selimiye Mosque (Turkish: Selimiye Camii)
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is a mosque in the city of Edirne, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Selim II and was built by architect Mimar Sinan between 1568 and 1574. It was considered by Sinan to be his masterpiece and is one of the highest achievements of Islamic architecture.

This grand mosque stands at the center of a külliye (complex of a hospital, school, library and/or baths around a mosque) which comprises a medrese (Islamic academy teaches both Islamic and Scientific lessons), a dar-ül hadis (Al-Hadith school), a timekeeper's room and an arasta (row of shops). It also contains a Bayezid II Külliye Health Museum, now a museum. In this mosque Sinan employed an octagonal supporting system that is created through eight pillars incised in a square shell of walls. The four semi domes at the corners of the square behind the arches that spring from the pillars, are intermediary sections between the huge encompassing dome (31.25m diameter with spherical profile) and the walls.

InteriorWhile conventional mosques were limited by a segmented interior, Sinan's effort at Edirne was a structure that made it possible to see the mihrab from any location within the mosque. Surrounded by four tall minarets in, the Mosque of Selim II has a grand dome atop it. Around the rest of the mosque were many additions: libraries, schools, hospices, baths, soup kitchens for the poor, markets, hospitals, and a cemetery. These annexes were aligned axially and grouped, if possible. In front of the mosque sits a rectangular court with an area equal to that of the mosque. The innovation however, comes not in the size of the building, but from the organization of its interior. The mihrab is pushed back into an apse-like alcove with a space with enough depth to allow for window illumination from three sides. This has the effect of making the tile panels of its lower walls sparkle with natural light. The amalgamation of the main hall forms a fused octagon with the dome-covered square. Formed by eight massive dome supports, the octagon, is pierced by four half dome covered corners of the square. The beauty resulting from the conformity of geometric shapes engulfed in each other was the culmination of Sinan's life long search for a unified interior space.

At the Bulgarian siege of Edirne in 1913, the dome of the mosque was hit by Bulgarian artillery. Due to the dome's extremely sturdy construction, the mosque survived the assault with only minor damage. On Atatürk's order, it has not been restored since then, to serve as a warning for future generations. The damage can be seen at the photograph above, between the blue center circle and the dark red calligraph to its immediate left.

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tetixxx (1907) 2008-09-04 7:45

merhaba hocam,
çok güzel bir kare sunmuşsunuz..iyi bir açıdan çekmişsiniz..ellerinize sağlık
selamlar
said

yetis_bey (337) 2008-09-04 8:14 [Comment]

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ryno (4578) 2008-09-04 8:22

Merhaba Burak, on the thumbnail at first I thought this was the Sultan Ahmet camii, but of course the lighter colours and white and red brickwork signifies it as the Selimiye mosque. A fine photo in which you have made excellent use of the available light. Regards,
Ryno

anokutan (7341) 2008-09-04 8:25

Burak bey merhaba,
Selimiyenin kısmı de olsa iç mekanından çok güzel bir bölümü yansıttınız.Başarılı bir kare.Tebrikler ve selamlar.

pablominto (40020) 2008-09-04 8:38

Hello Burak,

This is a fine interior, and I notice the good light management!
The details are well captured, and I notice the fine circle of light...
Attractive colour palette, a well balanced composition!

Greetings,
Pablo -

tehanu_f (6874) 2008-09-04 10:02

Cok guzel cekmissin Burak, net ve tertemiz detaylar. Kompozisyonun ve bakis acin cok basarili.

carper (64130) 2008-09-04 10:06

I like it dear friend.
a very nice photo, well composed and technical very good, fantastic sharpnes and handled the light, good photojob here, have anice evening.
regard jaap

gezimania (5774) 2008-09-04 10:34

Meraba Burak Bey,
Kadrajın alınış açısı çok güzel, detaylar da gayet net, ışığa rağmen patlamasız bir çekim, gayet başarılı bir iç mekan çalışması, tebrikler..
Selnur

amazon (10391) 2008-09-04 11:48

burak'cim copy paste notlarinin haricinde dogrusu o mekanlarda hissettiklerini de ogrenmek isterdim,insan baska bir boyuta geciyor oyle degil mi,en azindan ben oyle hissetmistim,iyi ki gittin ve iyi ki senin objektifinden bu saheseri tekrar seyretme keyfine eristik,
sevgiler,
iffet

ALIRIZA (16195) 2008-09-04 12:02

Merhaba Burak Abi,
Daireler, daireler, daireler... İnsanın başını döndüren enfes bir kare. Işık ve kadraj enfes. Ellerine sağlık...
Selam ve saygılarımla...
Ali Rıza

tober (3900) 2008-09-04 12:43

Selimiye tam bir mimarlık şaheseri. Dışarıdan bakılınca ayrı bir zarif, içeriden de bambaşka zerafette. Siz de çok güzel yansıtmışsınız. Tebrikler.

Bu arada son cümlede bahsettiğiniz hasarın nerede olduğunu Treklens'te tam olarak göremedim.

hay_kes (28554) 2008-09-04 14:11

Merhaba Burak Bey,
Selimiye Camisinin haşmetini yansıtan harika bir iç mekan çalışması.Tebrikler,
Selamlarımla..

hAyAti

UnTrained (0) 2008-09-04 22:30

Merhaba Burak,
very well done exposure to have the lights and details so well. The POV is just the right to show the large circle of light here.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

ahaberal (6455) 2008-09-05 1:37

net ve temiz olmuş burak.
eline sağlık
selamlar

jhm (81731) 2008-09-05 2:00

Merhaba Burak,

We get very a few images out of Mosques, here you show us a very good picture, this is always interesting when we see other culture and other decoration as architecture picture.
Very well composition, soft colours and fine picture for look it. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

ahmetgedikli (21589) 2008-09-05 18:53

Selimiye Camisinin dışarıdaki heybetli görünümünün yanında içinden görüntülerde enfes, şahane bir çekim...
Ellerine sağlık, selamlar.
Ahmet

setenay (7604) 2008-09-06 0:47

Merhaba Burak,
Harika bir bakış açısı ile,hünkar ve müezzin mahfilleri dahil camiinin bütününü nefis görüntülemişsin Çok başarılı mükemmel çalışma .Eline emeğine sağlık.Kutlarım,Selamlar
PS;pencere ışıklarına bakılırsa gündüz gitmişsin o nedenle Hünkar mahfili kapalıdır,ama belki şansın olmuştur çıkıp görebildin mi?
setenay

ChrisJ (69588) 2008-09-06 0:56

Merhaba Burak

I like the circular row of lamps at the bottom. A superb interior architecture shot from this imposing mosque. Tfs!

rertan (32) 2008-09-08 0:09

Sen ve cami resmi !!!!!! hayirlara vesile olsun insallah. Yaslandikca degisiyorsun bakiyorum :) Biraz daha gitmeye devam edersen cok daha iyi olacak.

alibasarir (14291) 2008-09-08 0:25

merhaba burak bey
çok güzel bir açıdan harika bir görüntü.özellikle mimari detaylardaki güzellik ve ışık mükemmel.geniş açı nefis bir görüntü oluşturmuş elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

AiresSantos (41418) 2008-09-09 0:38

Merhaba Burak,
I'm Catholic but I love the mosques and the architecture. I respect the Islam and my friends mulcumanos.
Excellent details and colours. Great POV and light well managed
Greetings my dear friend
Aires

yedirenk (7151) 2009-08-11 11:58

merhaba Burak bey,
bu mehteşem yapıya yakışır güzellikte bir bakış açısı ve kadraj.detaylardaki netlik gözalıcı.atmosferdeki olağanüstü etkiyi hissetmemek mümkün değil..ellerinize sağlık.selamlar

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dip (12410) 2009-08-31 22:37

Hello Burak,
beautiful interior photo of the mosque,
well exposed and good POV!
regards,
Dimitris.