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The centre of the city has several beautiful mosques. The Selimiye Cami (Mosque of Selim) is a masterpiece of the celebrated Ottoman court architect Sinan. Built between 1569 and 1575, the mosque lies on the summit of rising ground and dominates the skyline. The mosque's main structure comprises a succession of 18 small domes dominated by a huge central dome resting on 8 columns with 3-balconied minarets on 4 sides. The mosque forms an architectural whole, with adjacent complementary buildings, school, library, and theological college, now housing archaeological and ethnographic museums. The Bayezid Cami (Mosque of Bayezid), built by Sultan Bayezid II in 1488, has a great dome supported by four walls and an elegant marble niche pointing toward Mecca. Bedesten is a restored 15th-century covered bazaar.