The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, was built between 1609 and 1616 by Sultan Ahmed I in the historic peninsula of Istanbul, designed by the architect Sedefkâr Mehmet Ağa.
Sultan Ahmet Mosque was built between 1609 and 1616 by Sultan Ahmed I in the historic peninsula of Istanbul, designed by the architect Sedefkar Mehmet Ağa. It is called the "Blue Mosque" by Europeans due to its interior decorated with blue, green, and white İznik tiles, as well as its half-domes and large dome adorned with blue-themed calligraphic works. After Hagia Sophia was converted from a mosque to a museum in 1934, it became the main mosque of Istanbul.
Sultan Ahmet Mosque is the first mosque in Turkey to have six minarets.
Where is Sultan Ahmet Mosque? How to Get There? You can reach it using the Sultanahmet stop on the Kabataş-Bağcılar tram line. If you are coming from the Asian Side, you can take the Kadıköy-Eminönü and Üsküdar-Eminönü ferries to reach the tram line.
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