About Süleymaniye Mosque
Away from Sultanahmet Square, the Süleymaniye occupies the Third Hill and was designed by Mimar Sinan, the imperial architect, for Suleiman the Magnificent. The inscription marks the foundation in 1550 and the opening in 1557, and the central dome reaches about 53 meters (175 feet).
The mosque was the center of a complex with schools, a public kitchen, a hospital, baths and shops. In the walled cemetery lie the mausoleums of Suleiman and of Hürrem, his wife; Sinan's tomb is just outside the walls, to the north. From the terrace, the Golden Horn makes up for the climb.
