Mihrimah Sultan Mosque Edirnekapi 1563-70 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

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Istanbul-Edirnekapi
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
1563-70
Architect Mimar Sinan

Mihrimah Mosque is one of Sinan's most astounding designs. Mihrimah was the daughter of sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and wife of the Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha.
It is the "Gothic" mosque among Sinan's buildings. The non-bearing walls are broken by several dozens of windows flooding the interior with a profusion of light. The dome seems to be nearly weightlessly suspended on four slender pilasters and 6 collumns, the only weight-bearing supports . There are no outside buttresses. A stunning piece of structural engineering.



Structurally the window walls appear nearly weightless



Tthe same wall from the inside: light everywhere



The seemingly floating dome



Text and photos from Archnet.org

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