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a first when it was built in the
late 15th century. The Beyazit II
is known for its section dedi-
cated to the history of health
and is open as a museum with
displays of medicinal and health
paraphernalia. The Eski
Mosque , or Old Mosque, is, as
its name suggests, one of the
oldest in the city and is styled on
the Great Mosque of Bursa. Get
your children to count the num-
ber of domed sections.
Selimiye Mosque, Edirne
shows no signs of falling down.
Your children should enjoy a visit
because it is an impressive build-
ing of Islamic architecture. Look
out for its four minarets, its mas-
sive dome that measures almost
150m across and its lavish inte-
rior. While it is polite to talk in
hushed tones when visiting a
mosque so as not to disturb any-
one who may be in prayer, locals
are used to visitors and welcome
children although may frown
upon boisterous behaviour. The
mosque lies amid a complex of
other outstanding buildings dat-
ing from the Ottoman period.
The Acropolis of Assos,
Behramkale
Selimiye Mosque, Minar Sinan
Caddesi, Edirne.
A massive structure, the Selimiye
Mosque is the city of Edirne's
focal point - it dominates the
cityscape and can be seen for
miles. Designed by Sinan in the
16th century on the orders of the
then sultan, Sultan Selim II, it
appears to defy gravity with win-
dows that look as if they are hold-
ing up much of the structure.
Sinan, a noted architect of the
Ottoman period, must have
known his stuff though as it
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The Acropolis of Assos, on the head-
land at Behramkale.
The Acropolis of Assos is an out-
standing ancient monument that
is affectionately known as the
Guardian of the Gulf of Edremit
and the Biga Peninsula. It looms
high on a headland overlooking
the Aegean Sea at Behramkale,
which lies just to the south of
Acropolis of Assos, Behramkale
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