List of Ottoman domes

This is a list of Ottoman domes. The Ottomans were one of the main builders in the history of architecture to use the potential of domes for the creation of large and well-defined interior spaces. Domes were introduced in a number of Ottoman building types such as mosquess, madrasas, türbes. The largest domes were built for mosques. The large dome combined with slender minarets resulted in the famous silhouette of a typical Ottoman city.

Monumental domes began to appear in the 14th century in the Ottoman capital Bursa, in the 15th century in Edirne and after the conquest of Constantinople in Istanbul. Monumental domes were also built across the provinces in the Ottoman Empire. Along with the minaret the dome is one of the most important elements of an Ottoman mosque.

Domes

All diameters are in m.

Diameter  Name,
Part
Location Built Comments/
Other characteristics
31.25 Selimiye Mosque Edirne 1574 Largest Ottoman dome.
26 Fatih Mosque, Istanbul Istanbul 1470
26 Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul 1558
25 Nuruosmaniye Mosque Istanbul 1755
24.5 Yavuz Selim Mosque Istanbul 1522
24 Üç Şerefeli Mosque Edirne 1447
23.5 Sultan Ahmed Mosque Istanbul 1616
20 Mihrimah Mosque Istanbul 1565
19 Şehzade Mosque Istanbul 1548
17.5 New Mosque (Istanbul) Istanbul 1665
17 Bayezid II Mosque Istanbul 1506
12.5 Yeşil Mosque Bursa 1421

See also

References

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