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Şemsi Pasha Mosque is a small but scenic Ottoman mosque in Üsküdar, Istanbul. Built in 1580 by famed architect Mimar Sinan for Grand Vizier Şemsi Pasha, it's known for its harmony with the Bosphorus shoreline and elegant proportions.
The mosque is part of a compact complex including a madrasa and Şemsi Pasha’s mausoleum, which is uniquely connected to the prayer hall. The structure features a single dome, marble mihrab, and colorful stained-glass windows.
The L-shaped madrasa has twelve domed rooms and a central classroom, later converted into a library. After a fire and years of neglect, the complex was restored in 1940 and remains a picturesque example of Sinan’s architectural mastery.
References:The Pilgrimage Church of Wies (Wieskirche) is an oval rococo church, designed in the late 1740s by Dominikus Zimmermann. It is located in the foothills of the Alps in the municipality of Steingaden.
The sanctuary of Wies is a pilgrimage church extraordinarily well-preserved in the beautiful setting of an Alpine valley, and is a perfect masterpiece of Rococo art and creative genius, as well as an exceptional testimony to a civilization that has disappeared.
The hamlet of Wies, in 1738, is said to have been the setting of a miracle in which tears were seen on a simple wooden figure of Christ mounted on a column that was no longer venerated by the Premonstratensian monks of the Abbey. A wooden chapel constructed in the fields housed the miraculous statue for some time. However, pilgrims from Germany, Austria, Bohemia, and even Italy became so numerous that the Abbot of the Premonstratensians of Steingaden decided to construct a splendid sanctuary.