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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.

Architect
Mimar Sinan
Place
Damascus, SY
Year
1559
Typology
Religious
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Middle East
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