The Selimiye
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| The Selimiye | |
| Designer | Sinan |
| Location | Edirne, Turkey |
| Date | begun 1569 |
| Building Type | mosque |
| Climate | hot temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Islamic, Ottoman exemplar |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Reminiscent of Hagia Sophia. Diagramatically a circle-on-square. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/The_Selimiye.html |
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"This building marks the culmination of Sinan's search for a more and more homogeneous interior. A single dome is supported on an octagon; it is 43 m. in diameter, and its buttressing is barely visible on the outside of the building."
—Henri Stierlin. Comprende l'Architecture universelle 2. p383.
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Howard Davis. Slide from photographer's collection. PCD 2260.1012.0218.005.
Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. London: The Butterworth Group, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. LC 86-31761. NA200.F63 1987. discussion, p439, p441. photo p440. — The classic text of architectural history. Expanded 1996 edition available at Amazon.com
John Julius Norwich, ed. Great Architecture of the World. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers, 1975. photo, drawing, p140.Reprint edition: Da Capo Press, April 1991. ISBN 0-3068-0436-0. — An accessible, inspiring and informative overview of world architecture, with lots of full-color cutaway drawings, and clear explanations. Available at Amazon.com
Henri Stierlin. Comprende l'Architecture universelle 2. Fribourg, Switzerland: Office du Livre, 1977. discussion p383.
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