Church, mosque or temple · UNESCO
Selimiye Mosque
Edirne, Turkey
Sinan's self-declared masterpiece, with a huge dome and slender minarets.
City · Turkey · Edirne
Edirne
A former Ottoman capital in Turkish Thrace, home to Sinan's masterpiece mosque.
about 5 h
For storytellers
Why Edirne matters
Edirne lies near the borders with Greece and Bulgaria and was an Ottoman capital before Istanbul. Its great landmark is the Selimiye Mosque, designed by the master architect Sinan. The town is also known for its oil-wrestling festival and for a local liver dish, and it makes an easy stop on the way to or from Europe.
Talking points
- The Selimiye Mosque is a UNESCO site.
- It was once an Ottoman capital.
- It's the Turkish city closest to Bulgaria and Greece.
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