Sokollu Mehmed Mosque Luleburgaz

The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the town of Lüleburgaz in the Kırklareli Province of northwestern Turkey.

The mosque was commissioned by the grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (in office 1565–1579) and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. It was built between 1565 and 1569-70 and forms part of a large complex that includes a medrese (theological school), a hospice and a caravansarai.

See also

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• List of Friday mosques designed by Mimar Sinan

References

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2. ^ Necipoğlu 2005, p. 353.

Sources

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External links

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• Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Külliyesi , Archnet