The sultan's lodge, located in the north-eastern corner, is adorned with ceramic tile displaying floral and geometric motifs. In Konya Sinan only lists the renovation of a hospice. During this work, some of the original interior decorations were uncovered. The concept of a complex of public buildings surrounding a mosque was an Ottoman invention. There's also a new addition - a monument of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror together with two replicas of the famous Orban bombard, cast for the Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453.

The mosque complex stands on a square delimited by Mimar Sinan, Talat Paşa, Kıyık, Taş Odalar and Hatip streets.On the western side of the mosque, there is a statue of its architect - Mimar Sinan. In 1584, Sinan conducted minor repairs after the mosque was damaged by lightning. Therefore, the effect of vast space inside Selimiye must have been stunning for the worshippers. The lower level of the mosque lies in the darkness. The main entrance is through the covered market, and the back entrance leads the visitors through a narrow passageway. Despite the popular belief, Selimiye's minarets are not the highest or second highest in the world. This element was later hidden by a covered market, built along the whole length of the terrace - 225 meters. den Thron bestiegen hatte, hielt er sich in den Anfangsjahren seiner Regentschaft viel in der alten Hauptstadt Adrianopel (heute Edirne) auf. His love of Edirne, the palace on the Tunca River, and extensive hunting grounds were the reasons why he selected this city rather than Constantinople, as the site of his imperial mosque. Earlier, only the combination of a mosque and a medrese had been used in Islamic architecture. The mosques that had been built earlier were limited by a segmented interior. This Ottoman imperial mosque was designed by Mimar Sinan, the most distinguished architect of the Ottoman Empire, responsible for the erection of more than 300 buildings, including bridges, medreses, and mosques. The minaret is built with elegant materials with balconies extending by 85 meters high and 3.8 meters diameter. During the Turkish-Russian War (1877-1878), Edirne was occupied by the Russian army. On the other hand, in the galleries, huge windows let in plenty of light, drawing the attention to the dome. The dome is supported by eight pillars. It was about to change in the times of Sinan - as he started building mosque complexes in accordance with the topography of the selected sites. Function. At the end of the Second Balkan War, some of the oldest carpets from the main prayer hall were stolen by fleeing Bulgarians. He was only 51 at the moment of his death and supposedly fell over in the bath with fatal results. Most probably the design was created by the great architect Sinan himself, but the construction of the market was finished by Davut. Ottoman period tombstones and a museum near the mosque. It was repainted many times and extensively renovated in the 20th century. Sinan also designed the buildings surrounding the complex in the way that gave scale to the mosque and the square, including a commercial centre ( Adding a hospital, a soup kitchen, a hotel or a bath to this set was a uniquely Ottoman tradition. Therefore, Sinan added a terrace to build the mosque and the medreses on level ground. The entrance to the mosque is free of charge. However, the limit in building Selimiye was to viewing the mosque as a single unit from inside or outside rather than separate masses. He lived to the ripe age of 98, extremally content with the result of his work in Edirne. It was believed that the circular architecture was to affirm the oneness in humanity and called out the simple ideology of circle of life. After the conquest of Constantinople, the complexes were built according to a rigorously symmetrical plan. The Selimiye did not only amaze the public with the extravagant symmetrical exterior, it had also astonished the people with the plain symmetrical interior for it had summarized all Ottoman architectural thinking in one simple pure form. Artistic Intent. Audience Response. The design of these tiles is attributed to Sinan. Between 1839 and 1861, during the reign of Sultan Abdulmecid I the interior was plastered and then covered with new ornaments, in some cases mimicking the original designs. The Selimiye Mosque (Turkish: Selimiye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque, which is located in the city of Edirne (formerly Adrianople), Turkey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Four minarets of the equal height emphasised this effect. Now, it functions as Selimiye Foundation Museum. Die alte Moschee empfand er als wenig repräsentabel und befahl dem Hofarchitekten Sinan 1568, die kleine Moschee mit zusätzlichen Fenstern heller zu gestalten.

It was planned as a part of the entire architectural complex, known as External walls were erected of sandstone blocks of honey colour, with elements of red sandstone framing the windows and forming geometric patterns in the lower part of the buttress system. Interpretation. Because of this solution, the effect of making the tile panels of its lower walls sparkle with natural light was achieved. As Edirne is a flat city, Selimiye Mosque was planned on a monumental scale, dominating the cityscape. Selimiye Complex underwent several renovations over the centuries. On the right side of the mihrab stands a richly carved marble minbar, from which Friday sermons are delivered. The thin minarets visually increase the apparent height of Selimiye Mosque. The mosque is decorated with brick arches and domes covered with sheets of lead. Thanks to the extraordinary strength of the structure, the mosque was not destroyed, and the trace of the damage was left unrepaired at Atatürk's command, as a warning to future generations. Even though the minarets of Selimiye Mosque are not the highest in the world, 70 meters is still a considerable height. Context.

At the same time, a roof was built over the fountain in the courtyard, but it no longer exists.