Let's learn about the architecture of this magnificent structure. The New Mosque reflects traditional Ottoman architecture. This means that you will learn what traditional Ottoman architecture was like in the New Mosque. Examining this mosque is enough to learn what Ottoman architecture was like.
The New Mosque has a medium plan and was built on a main dome with a diameter of 16.20 meters. The main dome was expanded with half domes in four directions. Two columns under the Sultan's gathering place are reddish marble columns brought after the conquer of Girit.
The mosque was built using cut limestone, marble, and brick. It can be accessed from the cloistered courtyard through a gate in the north and two gates on the sides. There are also small doors on the sides towards the mihrab.
The windows are arranged in six rows, and the tiles cover the walls. The tiles, dominated by blue, turquoise, and green colors, extend from the floor to the top of the second row of windows. There is a square planned cloister in the north. In the courtyard, porticoes with pointed arches carried by twenty columns with muqarnas capitals and twenty-four units covered with domes are found. A shadirvan leaning on arches is located in the center of the courtyard.
The mosque's external appearance is similar to that of the Suleymaniye Mosque, but it has a slightly more pointed pyramid-like structure. Its two minarets rise on a square base and are covered with lead-covered cones. Three sun clocks are on the courtyard wall in the southwest corner of the mosque.