This mosque is appraised as Turkey's master architect, Mimar Sinan's most significant work.. Süleymaniye, the largest mosque in Istanbul, was built in between 1550 to 1558 on the order of Süleyman the Magnificent. The design of the Süleymaniye also plays on Süleyman's self-conscious representation of himself as a 'second Solomon'. It references the Dome of the Rock, which was built on the site of the Temple of Solomon. The Süleymaniye, similar in magnificence to the preceding structures, asserts Süleyman's historical importance.