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
Diameter ⌀ Name,
Part		 Location Built Comments/
Other characteristics
m ft
31.25 102.5 Selimiye Mosque Edirne 1574 Largest Ottoman dome.
26 85.3 Fatih Mosque, Istanbul Istanbul 1470
26 85.3 Süleymaniye Mosque Istanbul 1558
25 82.0 Nuruosmaniye Mosque Istanbul 1755
24.5 80.4 Yavuz Selim Mosque Istanbul 1522
24 78.7 Üç Şerefeli Mosque Edirne 1447
23.5 77.1 Sultan Ahmed Mosque Istanbul 1616
20 65.6 Mihrimah Mosque Istanbul 1565
19 62.3 Şehzade Mosque Istanbul 1548
17.5 57.4 New Mosque (Istanbul) Istanbul 1665
17 55.8 Bayezid II Mosque Istanbul 1506
15 49.2[1] Banya Bashi Mosque Sofia, Bulgaria 1566
12.5 41.0 Yeşil Mosque Bursa 1421

See also

References
  1. Bulgaria: The Bradt Travel Guide, Annie Kay, page 89, 2008
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