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Taken from the Galata bridge.
This mosque was originally commissioned by the wife of Sultan Murad III. It wasn't completed and she ended up being confined to the Harem at Topkapi palace after her husband died.
The mosque was finally completed some 60 odd years later by the mother of the later Sultan Mehmet IV.
About Sultan Ahmet Mosque
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction
The design of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. It incorporates some Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. The architect has ably synthesized the ideas of his master Sinan, aiming for overwhelming size, majesty and splendour. It has one main dome, six minarets, and other eight secondary domes.
The minaret is 210 m high, making it the tallest building in the country. On top of the minaret is a laser beam that shines towards Mecca!
The Blue Mosque was founded by Sultan Ahmet I. He ordered architect Mehmed Aga to begin constuction in 1609 and the whole complex was completed in 1616.
The location of the mosque is just opposite of the famous Aya Sophia church as it is trying to compete with it.
This litte mosque stands beside the main road in between Saint-Louis and Thiess. It has been under construction since we arrived in Senegal and I have always said that I wanted to stop and take a picture. I have just never had the time to do so. But this last trip I stopped and what do you know there was a heard of cows standing around the mosque!
Et’hem Bey Mosque
Found in the heart of Tirana, there is this unique mosque with it’s own history. The Et’hem Bey Mosque was founded at the 18th century and closed under the communist rule to be reopened as a house of worship in 1991. By the time it was build this mosque was a very complex building that composed the center of Tirana. Nowdays tours are given daily in this mosque and it is very much liked by the tourists.
De stad Nain en de Jame Mosque . De moskee dateert van de 8ste eeuw en is de oudste moskee van Iran. Het is vooral bekend om zijn schitterend stucwerk, wat nog grotendeels intact is. Gruwelijke geschiedenis van de verovering door de Moren en het uitmoorden van alle inwoners van de stad.
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About Sultan Ahmet Mosque
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction
The design of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. It incorporates some Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. The architect has ably synthesized the ideas of his master Sinan, aiming for overwhelming size, majesty and splendour. It has one main dome, six minarets, and other eight secondary domes.