Istanbul - Prince's Mosque

(Local Name: Sehzade Mosque) A road northwest under Bayazit in Istanbul in a 300m/330yd long tunnel leads into Vezneciler Caddesi (on the left, university buildings) and Sehzadebasi Caddesi, on the right-hand side of which is the Sehzade Mosque (Prince's Mosque), an early master work by the great architect Sinan, built in 1543-47 during the reign of Süleiman and Roxolana in memory of their favorite son Mohammed; it has a charmingly decorated interior.