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HIGHLIGHTS: SELIMIYE MOSQUE, BAYEZID HOSPITAL, HISTORICAL BRIDGES
Edirne is the western most city of Turkey. It was the second capital of Ottoman Empire. Its founder – Hadrian gave its first name: Hadrianople. It is in Edirne where Sinan completed his masterpiece Selimiye Mosque-recently declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ottoman Sultans of 15thcentury built magnificent mosques, medreses, baths, palaces which still remain. Bayezid 2. Commissioned a large complex that consists of a mosque, hospital building, imaret and medrese. Today award winner Museum of Health expose beautiful statutes made of wax and some artifacts from the Ottoman medical history. Traditional soaps, brooms, cheese are some of souvenirs that you may take back home.
