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Semsipasa Mosque is an Ottoman mosque located in the large and densely populated district of Uskudar in Istanbul, Turkey. It was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for Grand Vizier Semsi Pasha. The mosque is one of the smallest to be commissioned by a Grand Vizier in Constantinople, however its miniature dimensions combined with its picturesque waterfront location which have made it one of the most attractive mosques in the city. It was built in 1580.
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Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey and the third largest city in the world. The city covers 27 districts of the Istanbul province.It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents. In its long history, Istanbul served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330–395), the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). The city was chosen as joint European Capital of Culture for 2010. The historic areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.
