Central Dome Mosques Based on Six Supports:

Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque (1572): Heavily indebted to the Üç Serefeli mosque at Edirne, the hexagonal plan of the dome's supports completely covers the interior space. The dome is butressed by four half-domes on the hexagon's angular sides.

 

General view of the Mosque from the northwest.
 
Interior view toward the tiled mihrab.

 

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