6-5-2008 Mosque/library , mosaic museum, bazaar The Suleymaniye library for handwritten books was our first stop for the day. The building that houses these books is 850 years old. Over the years this building has had many uses including: a book hospital, medical school, a school for orphan children and a mosque. In the Ottoman time this was one of the most prestigious universities out of 200,000 schools. There are 12 levels of education in Ottoman education and the last three levels were taught at this university. Sciences such as religion health and astronomy were the focus of education here. Astronomy was very important because in the Koran (the Muslim religious book) it says to study and learn more about space. Suleymaniye the sultan built this school and mosque and named it after himself. As stated
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