Sultan Mosque, Manisa

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

Sultan Mosque
The hospital
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationManisa, Turkey
Geographic coordinates38°36′38.3″N 27°25′38.3″E / 38.610639°N 27.427306°E / 38.610639; 27.427306
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Ottoman architecture
Completed1522
Minaret(s)2

Mosque

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The mosque and the adjoining religious complex (külliye) were built in Manisa by 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

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  1. ^ Necipoğlu 2005, pp. 53–54.

Sources

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  • Necipoğlu, Gülru (2005). The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-253-9.
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