Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
Ottoman mosque on the Bosphorus shore, built by Sinan for Suleiman's beloved only daughter.
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This guide to Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in Istanbul follows Mihrimah Sultan, the only daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and Hurrem Sultan, and the architect Mimar Sinan, who is said to have loved her and built for her instead. It traces Sinan's design choices at the site where ferries once landed from the European shore, and the sun-and-moon symbolism worked into the mosque's minarets to match her name. Look up at the carved sundial as you take in the two minarets.
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