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The incredibly intricate adornment of the Sultan Ahmet Mosque, more often called the Blue Mosque due the predominance of blue in the interior decorations. Photos cannot do justice to the unbelievable detail and skill in the artwork. Here with some more modern features
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Blue Mosque or, in Turkish, Sultanahmet Camii is one of the great masterpieces of Islamic architecture.
Built between 1609 and 1616, the architect was given a mandate to spare no expense in creating the most magnificent and beautiful place of Islamic worship in the world. The mosque was deliberately sited to face Hagia Sophia, to demonstrate that Ottoman and Islamic architects and builders could rival anything their Christian predecessors had created. The two buildings together comprise a unique historical and architectural precinct.