Soar over the majestic Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) in Istanbul, where six elegant minarets and cascading domes rise ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

The Blue Mosque is situated on the historic peninsula of Istanbul, near the Hagia Sophia and the Topkapi Palace. It was built as a complex, comprising a mosque, a madrasa (religious school), a ...