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Beyazit Mosque
(Beyazit Camii)

Also known as: Sultan Bayezid II Külliyesi
Also known as: Bayezid Mosque
Built: 1501-1506
Designed by: Mimar Hayreddin
Type: Holy Place
Location: Yeniçeriler Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Architect: Mimar Hayreddin
  • Architect: Yakupsah bin Sultansah

  • Main dome diameter: 55 feet
  • Main dome height: 144 feet
  • Distance between minarets: 259 feet

  • 1501: Construction begins
  • 1506: Construction is completed
  • 1509: This dome of this mosque is damaged in a large earthquake.
  • 1573: Koca Mi‘mar Sinan Aga begins repair work on this building.
  • 1574: Sinan's work is completed.
  • 1683: One of the minarets burns in a fire.
  • 1754: The dome is repaired again.
  • 1764: One of the minarets burns in a fire.

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  • This was formerly the location of the Romans' Theodosius Forum.

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