Edirne - Bayazit II Camii

Situated well outside the center of Edirne, on the northwest edge of the town, is a mosque considered one of the finest to be built by the great Ottoman architect Hayrettin. The Bayazit II Camii and the other buildings in the complex were erected between 1484 and 1488, loosely modeled on the Sultan Mehmet Fâtih Külliye in Istanbul. The mosque itself has a tall central dome, its loftiness accentuated by the modest height of the nine-domed tabhanes either side and the low porch. The lovely interior is further enhanced by the effect of light from the four-tier arrangement of the windows.

Adjacent to the mosque on its southwest side stands a complex of three buildings, the first being a hospital, hexagonal in plan, with a central dome. This is linked by a hall and courtyard to a medrese, the latter entirely classical in conception. Northeast of the mosque are two domestic blocks comprising a kitchen for the poor and bakery with storerooms.