Suleiman the Magnificent laid his beloved wife to rest in a magnificent mosque. Following the sultan’s own death nearly a decade later, Hürrem Sultana’s son Selim II took the throne.

Commissioned by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the legendary architect Sinan, the mosque stands as both a ...

It is an Ottoman Imperial Mosque commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1550. It was built by architect Sinan and was finished in 1557 and it’s considered one of his best works.

Learn how Suleiman the Magnificent transformed the Ottoman Empire into a dominant world superpower, expanding its territory and influence across three continents. This video explores his military ...

Sultans in the Ottoman Empire loved to eat. In the 15th century, Topkapi Palace boasted a kitchen staff of 100 people, a number that grew to 500 during the 16th-century reign of Suleiman the ...