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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.
Literally meaning “the most auspicious of houses”, the Khair-ul-Manazil mosque was built by Mughal emperor Akbar’s wet-mother Maham Anga in the year 1561. Built when Maham Anga still held the reins of the empire & situated bang opposite the Old Fort built by Akbar’s father Humayun,
This beautiful building on a street of the same name was lit up at night, and is a great example of Malay mosque architecture.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, Abu Dhabi
Shot with a Canon A1, Canon Lens FD 50mm f/2.8 on Kodak film.
La Grande Mosquée de Paris est la plus grande mosquée de France (un hectare) de style hispano-mauresque avec un minaret de 33 mètres de haut, inaugurée le 15 juillet 1926 au numéro 6, rue Georges-Desplas dans le quartier latin du 5e arrondissement de Paris.