Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ottoman mosque located on the hill above a large and densely populated district of üsküdar”. Today it says “a 16th century ottoman imperial mosque located on a hill above the large and densely populated district of üskü”.
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Atik Valide Mosque ( ) is an Ottoman mosque located on the hill above a large and densely populated district of Üsküdar , in Istanbul , Turkey .1The Atik Valide Mosque (name translation: Old Mosque of the Sultan's Mother ) was one of the most extensive mosque complexes in Istanbul area. The mosque was built for Sultana Nur-Banu , the Venetian -born wife of Selim II and the mother of Murat III . She was the first of all sultan's mothers that ruled over the Ottoman Empire from the harem . Mimar Sinan completed the mosque in 1583, and it was his last major work. It has a wide shallow dome which rest on five semidomes, with a flat arch over the entrance portal . The interior is surrounded on three sides by galleries.2
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The dome of the mosque . The Atik Valide Mosque ( ) is an Ottoman mosque located on the hill above a large and densely populated district of Üsküdar , in Istanbul , Turkey .
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One of the five small domes in the portico.The Atik Valide Mosque ( ) is a 16th century Ottoman imperial mosque located on a hill above the large and densely populated district of Üsküdar , in Istanbul , Turkey .It was built for Nurbanu Sultan , the wife of Sultan Selim II and formed part of a large complex that included a madrasa, guest-rooms and a double caravanseray.The mosque was designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan .Planning began in 1571 for a small mosque with a single minaret.The mosque was subsequently expanded and was not completed until 1586, three years after Nurbanu's death.
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Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey One of the five small domes in the portico.The Atik Valide Mosque ( Turkish : Atik Valide Camii, Eski Valide Camii ) is a 16th century Ottoman imperial mosque located on a hill above the large and densely populated district of Üsküdar , in Istanbul , Turkey . It was built for Nurbanu Sultan , the wife of Sultan Selim II and formed part of a large complex that included a madrasa, guest-rooms and a double caravanseray. The mosque was designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan . Planning began in 1571 for a small mosque with a single minaret. The mosque was subsequently expanded and was not completed until 1586, three years after Nurbanu's death.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ottoman mosque located on the hill above a large and densely populated district of üsküdar”. Today it says “a 16th century ottoman imperial mosque located on a hill above the large and densely populated district of üskü”. Read the current article and compare.
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ottoman mosque located on the hill above a large and densely populated district of üsküdar
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a 16th century ottoman imperial mosque located on a hill above the large and densely populated district of üskü
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