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In summerevenings, at nine o'clock, there is a lightshow by the Blue mosque. The story about the construction of the mosque, by sultan Ahmet I and the architect Mehmet Aga, is heard while different parts of the mosque is in light in different colours. The language spoken is different different evenings.
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Sultan Ahmet Mosque (known as Blue Mosque as well) is situated in the center of the city, opposite Aya Sofya. The mosque was built in 1609-1616 by Sultan Ahmet I. I read in books that he became Sultan in 19 years and built the mosque that to eulogize God. Leave a Comment
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Also known as Sultan Hammet, is smaller than Hagia Sophia, but much more intensely decorated. Its name comes from the blue tiles on the walls.
Go inside, take off your shoes and sit down for a while (more than 10 minutes and no photos, please!!) and relax, hear the silence, look up to the thousand lamps. That's one of my best memories of Istanbul!
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Funny when I was inside the man came to me and offered to lead me to prayer area. Thus I could see all saint places close (it costed me YTL 5). I was near by the stairs where mulla speaks to prayers and touched big candles and so on. Leave a Comment
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The mosque is open for public visitors although the mosque is divided for prayers and tourists. The mosque is 53 meters long and 51 meters high. Cupola diameter is 33 meters. The mosque has more than 200 stained-glass windows. Leave a Comment
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In some books you may find other name of the mosque, Blue Mosque. It is related with color of the interior that consists of more than 20 000 hand-made ceramic blue tiles. Leave a Comment
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Take a quiet walk inside the blue mosque and be sure to sit down on the carpeted floor. I think the interior is best appreciated from a humble, low position, the height at which one would be praying. Look upwards, trying to ignore the bustle of tourists and admire the beauty of the place. Leave a Comment
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This mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I during 1609-1616
in the square carrying his name in İstanbul. The architect is Sedefhar Mehmet Ağa. It is
the only mosque in Turkey with six minarets. The mosque is 64 x 72 m in dimensions. The
central dome is 43 m in height and is 33.4 m in diameter. 260 windows surround the mosque.
Due to its beautiful blue, green and white tilings it has been named the 'Blue
Mosque' by Europeans. The inscriptions were made by Seyyid Kasım Gubari. Leave a Comment
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The Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque is one of Istanbul's symbols. The name was given to the mosque because of the blue tiles and stained glass windows, shown here.
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Blue Mosque (Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I), Sultanahmet Sq. This 17th-century mosque is the only one in Turkey to have six minarets (most have two or four); the mosque also features over 20,000 original Iznik tiles and, on summer evenings, a historical narration and light show. Leave a Comment
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