Museum of Ankara. It was first opened in 1925 and was reopened in 2012 after a long restoration. The complex also includes a sibyan mektebi (elementary school) and an arasta (covered market street), located along the southern perimeter of the complex. These were added later and it's possible that they were completed instead by Davud Agha, Sinan's successor as chief court architect, though Sinan may have designed them. The sibyan mektebi consists of a domed hall adjoined by an open portico on its southwest side. Influence on later mosques The design of the Selimiye Mosque has influenced the architecture of some later mosques. The form of the Laleli Mosque in Istanbul, built in the 18th century in an otherwise Ottoman Baroque style, is based on that of the Selimiye Mosque. The modern Sabancı Merkez Mosque in Adana, completed in 1998, was modelled in part on the Selimiye Mosque. The Nizamiye Mosque in South Africa is modeled on the Selimiye Mosque. Despite being 80% of the size of the Selimiye, the Nizamiye Mosque is the largest in the Southern hemisphere. See also List of Friday mosques designed by Mimar Sinan List of tallest structures built before the 20th century References Citations Bibliography External links Selimiye Külliyesi, Archnet Pictures of Selimiye Mosque Photographs of the mosque by Dick Osseman Religious buildings and structures completed in 1574 Mimar Sinan buildings Ottoman architecture in Edirne Ottoman mosques in Edirne Mosque buildings with domes Mosques in Edirne Landmarks in Turkey World Heritage Sites in Turkey Tourist attractions in Edirne 16th-century mosques Historic sites in Turkey