The Şehzade Mosque in Istanbul's Fatih district was designed by Mimar Sinan for Suleiman the Magnificent as a memorial to his son Şehzade Mehmed, who died in 1543. The infobox gives groundbreaking in 1543 and completion in 1548. The text says the mausoleum was completed in 1544 and the mosque and complex were built between 1545 and 1548.
The article calls the style Classical Ottoman. It uses cut stone, granite and marble. The outer dome is 121 feet (37 m) high, and the inner dome is 62 feet (19 m) in diameter. Two minarets stand 180 feet (55 m) tall each.
Sultan Murat IV later donated the courtyard fountain. The article describes a June 2016 bombing on a nearby street that shattered some windows and records no other damage. The mosque is listed as Sunni Islam, and the article gives no visiting hours or access rules.
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