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Mihrimah Sultan Külliyesi
This kulliye was ordered by Kanuni Sultan Süleyman for his daughter Mihrimah Sultan and was built by Mimar Sinan. The construction of the kulliye is thought to have been compated in the 1560s. The külliye consists of a mosque double bath house a tomb and a childrens school. The mosque has a single dome with adiameter of 20 meters and a height of 37 meters. It has single minaret. The mosque illuminated with 161 windows. The ornamental inlaying on the windows and door wings are precious works of art. In the direction of Mecca from the mosque are the childrens schoold and the tomb of Güzel Ahmed Paşa. Nothing has survived from the Bazaar up to now.