Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Eminönü, Turkey
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly called the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, built between 1609 and 1617 during the reign of Ahmed I and designed by Sedefkar Mehmed Ağa. Its interior is decorated with thousands of Iznik tiles in predominantly blue tones, which give the mosque its popular name. It stands across from the Hagia Sophia and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Areas of Istanbul."
Movement
- Built
- Type
- mosque, historic building
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Height
- 64 m
- Place
- Eminönü, Turkey
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