What is Selimiye Mosque?
{{Infobox religious building |building_name = Selimiye Mosque | native_name = Selimiye Camii |image = Selimiye Mosque.png |image_size = |caption = |map_type = Turkey |map_size = |map_caption = Location of the mosque in Turkey. |location = [[Edirne]], Turkey |coordinates = {{coord|41|40|41|N|26|33|34|E|region:TR_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |latitude = |longitude = |religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]] |status = |functional_status = |heritage_designation = |leadership = |website = |architect = [[Mimar Sinan]] |architecture_type = Mosque |architecture_style = [[Ottoman architecture]] |general_contractor = |facade_direction = |groundbreaking = 1568 |year_completed = 1574 |height_max = {{convert|43|m|ft|abbr=on}} |minaret_quantity = 4 |minaret_height = {{convert|83|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref>Architecture, Jonathan Glancey, page 207, 2006</ref> |dome_dia_outer = {{cvt|31.2|m}} |dome_dia_inner = |materials = [[cut stone]], [[marble]] |designation1 = WHS |designation1_offname = Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex |designation1_date = 2011 <small>([[World Heritage Committee#Sessions|35th session]])</small> |designation1_number = [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1366 1366] |designation1_criteria = i, iv |designation1_type = Cultural |designation1_free1name = State Party |designation1_free1value = {{TUR}} |designation1_free2name = Region |designation1_free2value = [[Lists of World Heritage Sites in Europe|Europe and North America]] }} The '''Selimiye Mosque''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: Selimiye Camii) is an [[Ottoman]] imperial mosque, which is in [[Edirne]], [[Turkey]]. The mosque was commissioned by [[Sultan]] [[Selim II]], and was built by architect [[Mimar Sinan]] between 1569 and 1575. == References == {{reflis