84. Mosque of Selim II. Edirne, Turkey. Sinan (architect) 1568-1575 CE Brick and stone.

• Form
  • Extremely thin soaring minarets
  • Abundant window space makes for brilliantly lit interior
  • Octagonal interior, with eight pillars resting on a square set of piers
  • Squinches decorated with muqarnas transition the round dome to the huge pillars below.
  • Squinch: a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome.
  • Muqarnas: In muqarnas, the surface of a vault or dome is subdivided into niche-like cells that have no load-bearing function. Also known as stalactite vaulting or honeycomb vaulting.
• Content
  • Inspired by Hagia Sophia, but a centrally planned building
  • Open airy interior contrasts with conventional mosques that have partitioned interiors.
  • Sinan was chief court architect for the Ottoman emperor Suleyman the Magnificent
• Function
  • Mosque part of a complex, including a hospital, school, and library