DOME, a photo from Edirne, Marmara

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The Selimiye Mosque (Turkish: Selimiye Camii) is an Ottoman mosque in the city of Edirne, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Selim II and was built by architect Mimar Sinan between 1568 and 1574. It was considered by Sinan to be his masterpiece and is one of the highest achievements of Islamic architecture.

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kbr61263 (10) 2011-04-22 2:23

simple but effective shot of the two domes against the cloud. A big fan of the work of Sinan, so I would also like to see a view which captures more fully his genius

ghost_man (1006) 2011-04-23 0:47