The Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii) rises prominently above the historic Eminönü district of Istanbul, perched on one of the city's seven hills overlooking the Bosphorus Strait. Built between 1550 and 1557 by the renowned Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the mosque is a landmark example of classical Ottoman and Islamic architecture, featuring a large central dome flanked by four minarets. The photograph is taken from the water, capturing the mosque against a clear blue sky with the urban waterfront and ferry docks of Eminönü in the foreground.