Visit the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, features over 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles.

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Sultan Ahmed Mosque

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is an historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice.

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