Turkey 5: Around (and Inside) Süleymaniye Camii
7 September 2011
Ok, last Mosque gazing for awhile, then we move on to food, beaches and other turkish fun stuff (cats perhaps?). Here’s Süleymaniye Camii, designed in 1550 by Mimar Sinan, the chief Ottoman architect at the time and probably one of the most proficient and prolific Turkish architects of all time.
We got there just before sunset, wanting to assist the Maghrib prayers but curiously—and I think it was because of the ramadan—there weren’t many celebrants yet, everyone was breaking the fast, planning to come in later for Isha (night prayers). Corinne still awaits, curious.
