Uc Þerefeli Mosque was founded by Murad II and constructed between 1438 and 1447. It marks the transition between early and classical Ottoman architecture. One of its four minarets has three balconies, another two balconies and the remaining two have a single balcony each. The minarets are richly decorated with stalactite carving, reeding and spiral motifs. Separate spiral staircases cleverly intertwined lead up to each of the balconies in the first minaret, which gives the mosque its name - Üç Þerefeli, meaning Three Balconied. (Location: Edirne)

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