it has six minarets

Spent most of my visit here just looking up in awe for obvious reasons!

Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque captured in Sepia

A girls and three women outside the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

Istanbul

Blue Mosque

Built between 1609-1616, it takes its name from the mainly blue Iznik tilework decorating its interior.

Istanbul

Istanbul

Spectacular tiles and painting

Istanbul

Istanbul

inside the blue mosque after prayers

This was the first picture I took in Turkey, taken from my hotel room at the Arcadia Hotel in the old city.

View from the breakfast room on the top of our hotel!

Istanbul

1/2/13 Blue Mosque

Interior of the Blue Mosque

Inside Sultan Ahmet Mosque. Prayers are going on while tourists never stop flocking into the main hall.