Sultan Ahmed Camii
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, in Istanbul Turkey, is just over 400 years old. Situated a short walk from the Agia Sophia mosque, it borrows some features of the older mosque. It is one of only three mosques in Turkey to have 6 minarets. The main worship space is covered by 5 domes, a central dome surrounded by four others. There are also eight secondary domes. The four minarets near the four corners of the Camii have three balconies. I use this as a feature to distinguish this mosque from the older Hagia Sophia.
Most of the tourist attractions on our tour were within walking distance of the Hippodrome.
The architect has succeeded in designing and building a mosque of overwhelming size, majesty and splendour in only 7 years. (1609-1616) It is possibly the last mosque built in the “classical” period.
In 2006 Pope Benedict XVI visited the mosque. He was the second Pope to visit a mosque. He is quoted as “thanking divine Providence” for the visit and saying “May all believers identify themselves with the one God and bear witness to true brotherhood.”
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque
The architecture is beautiful. Thank you for taking me on your journey with you. I really enjoyed looking at those pictures.
Wow, that was all the mosque? It’s amazing!!! Blog on. I couldn’t resist. 😉
Breathtaking! Absolutely breathtaking!