Edirne, the second major capital of the Ottomans
Statue of Mimar Sinan, the architect of the Selimiye Mosque of Edirne, an Ottoman imperial mosque, commissioned by Sultan Selim II, built between 1569 and 1575 and considered by Sinan to be his masterpiece, behind him.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Sep 14, 2015