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The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today.
Apr 23, 2024 · Known for having six minarets (rather than the standard four) and for its many domes and semidomes, the building became known as the Blue Mosque for the color of its interior, but it is in fact properly known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque—named after Sultan Ahmed I, who ordered its construction.
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The Sultan Ahmet Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque, was completed in 1617 just prior to the untimely death of its then 27-year old eponymous patron, Sultan Ahmet I. The mosque dominates Istanbul’s majestic skyline with its elegant composition of ascending domes and six slender soaring. minarets.
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Dec 6, 2023 · The Sultan Ahmet Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque, was completed in 1617 just prior to the untimely death of its then 27-year-old eponymous patron, Sultan Ahmet I. The mosque dominates Istanbul’s majestic skyline with its elegant composition of ascending domes and six slender soaring minarets .
The mosque was built to equal his great belief in Islam. Since the construction of the Süleymaniye Mosque, built by Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566) in 1557, none of the sultans started and completed any imperial mosque (selâtin cami). Ahmed wanted to be the first sultan since then.
Turkey. The Blue Mosque. Sultan Ahmet, Marmara Region, Turkey. The Blue Mosque was the ambitious creation of a young sultan and would become one of Istanbul’s most iconic sites. Sarah Roller. 24 Nov 2020. @SarahRoller8. Image Credit: Boris Stroujko / Shutterstock. About The Blue Mosque.
The Blue Mosque (Called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. Following the Peace of Zsitvatorok and the unfavourable result of the wars with Persia, Sultan Ahmed I decided to build a huge mosque in Istanbul.
