The article credits Mimar Sinan with the design and gives 1566 for completion. It names no patron and gives no construction timeline. The building is an Ottoman mosque with a single dome, 49 feet (15 m) across inside, and one minaret, and it is built of brick. The article gives no minaret height.
The mosque stands over natural thermal springs, and steam is visible from ground vents near its walls. The article first says the name Banya Bashi means "many baths," then argues that "Head of the bath mosque" is a more logical translation, and it does not resolve the two.
It describes the mosque as active and as the only functioning mosque in Sofia used by the Muslim community. The article gives no opening hours, admission or visiting rules, and no interior description or restoration history.
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