Sultan Mosque, Manisa

Sultan Mosque (Manisa)

The hospital
Basic information
Location Manisa, Turkey
Geographic coordinates 38°36′38.4″N 27°25′38.4″E / 38.610667°N 27.427333°E / 38.610667; 27.427333Coordinates: 38°36′38.4″N 27°25′38.4″E / 38.610667°N 27.427333°E / 38.610667; 27.427333
Affiliation Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Islamic, Ottoman architecture
Completed 1522
Specifications
Minaret(s) 2

Sultan Mosque also called Hafsa Sultan Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Manisa, Turkey.

Mosque

The mosque and the adjoining religious complex (külliye) were built in Manisa by Ayse Hafsa Sultan, the wife of Sultan Selim I and mother of Suleiman the Magnificent in 1522. The mosque complex consists of the mosque, a madrasa, a hospice, an elementary school, a double bath and a hospital. The mosque is covered by one central dome and has 2 minarets.[1]

Notes

  1. Necipoğlu 2005, pp. 53-54.

Sources

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