Blue Mosque in Istanbul

The Blue Mosque, officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, 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. It also attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architectu…
The Blue Mosque, officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, 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. It also attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.
  • Location: Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Completed: 1617
  • Capacity: 10,000
  • Length: 73 m (240 ft)
  • Architect(s): Sedefkar Mehmed Agha
  • Style: Islamic, Classical Ottoman
  • Groundbreaking: 1609

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