1/6 · ExteriorPhoto: Khaled ajlani · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source2/6 · Exterior · Facade of the main building of the Salimiyya Madrasa at the Sulaymaniyya Takiyya complex in Damascus, SyriaPhoto: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source3/6 · Exterior · Madrasa of Selim, part of the Takiyya as-Sulaymaniyya complex in Damascus, SyriaPhoto: Amr kelany · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source4/6 · ExteriorPhoto: Dickelbers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source5/6 · Interior · The gateway to the northern area, with the courtyard in our backPhoto: Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source6/6 · Interior · Entrance to the corridor along the shops at the east sidePhoto: Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Religious · Historic precedent
Takiyya al-Sulaymaniyya
Mimar Sinan · Damascus, SY · 1559
Key featuresA mosque with two slim minarets faces a courtyard ringed by domed cells, in striped black and white stone.