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in Istanbul, facing Hagia Sophia
Bursa is another city
Edirne holds the Selimiye
Ankara is not its site
Ahmed I ordered its building
Süleyman built the Süleymaniye, not this
Mehmed II came centuries before
Abdülhamid came centuries later
blue tiles clad its upper walls
no blue water is its fame
the sky's colour is not the reason
its stone is grey; the tiles are blue
six minarets, a count unseen before
four is the Süleymaniye's count
it has six, not two
no mosque here has eight
construction ended in 1616
1557 is the Süleymaniye's year
1453 is the conquest year
1755 is later than its building
coloured glazed tile made in Iznik
not marble but glazed tile
not glass but tile
not gold but blue tile
Sinan's pupil Mehmed Agha built it
Sinan died before its building
an Ottoman architect, not French
Sedefkar is the architect
it stands facing Hagia Sophia
the palace is near, not facing
the Süleymaniye is elsewhere
the fortress is far on the Bosporus
half-domes ring and bear the great dome
no gold; half-domes
no clock towers on it
no statues in the mosque
it stays a place of worship and a visited landmark
not closed; open for prayer
a mosque, not a palace
an active mosque, not a school
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