Sultan Ahmed Mosque
historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, commonly called the Blue Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, famous for its distinctive blue tilework. It is considered an important example of Ottoman architecture and remains a significant religious and cultural landmark in the city.
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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii), popularly known as the Blue 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. It attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.
The mosque has a classical Ottoman layout with a central dome surrounded by four semi-domes over the prayer hall. It is fronted by a large courtyard and flanked by six minarets. On the inside, it is decorated with thousands of Iznik tiles and painted floral motifs in predominantly blue colours, which give the mosque its popular name. The mosque's külliye (religious complex) includes Ahmed's tomb, a madrasa, and several other buildings in various states of preservation.
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