Sultan Mosque, Manisa

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Sultan Mosque
AyseHafsaSultanHospice&MentalHospital 16thcentury ManisaTurkey.jpg
The hospital
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Location
Location Manisa, Turkey
Geographic coordinates 38°36′38.3″N27°25′38.3″E / 38.610639°N 27.427306°E / 38.610639; 27.427306
Architecture
TypeMosque
Style Islamic, Ottoman architecture
Completed1522
Minaret(s)2

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

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Mosque

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

  1. Necipoğlu 2005, pp. 53–54.

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