The Blue Mosque of Istanbul

The Dejected Mosque, which is clearly alleged the Sultanahmet Camii (the Sultan Ahmet Mosque), is conceivably the a lot of acclaimed website in Istanbul, Turkey, and a lot of absolutely one of its a lot of amazing postcard views. It architecture aloft the old city, and sits overlooking the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorous Straight.

The abbey is alleged afterwards Sultan Ahmet I who commissioned its architecture in 1609. Designed by Mehmet Aga, it took seven years to complete. It consists of a amount of domes, amidst by six minarets. There is one gigantic axial dome, which is a accomplished 33 meters advanced (100 feet), and is amidst by a ample amount of abate domes. They all sit aloft four huge pillars which anniversary admeasurement 4.5 meters (15 feet) thick. These basal pillars are referred to as the "elephant's foot" pillars.

The autogenous of the architecture is spectacular, with the central of all the domes and arches are covered in admirable Islamic calligraphy. In accession to that, the autogenous walls are covered with over 20,000 dejected iznik tiles. Many humans accept wondered why a ablaze gray abbey is alleged the "Blue Mosque", but the name in fact derives from the blush of these tiles. The autogenous is aswell amid by 260 decrepit bottle windows, and if sunlight

shines through the black ablaze aloft the dejected tiles is a admirable site. The aboriginal decrepit bottle windows were, however, destroyed in an Earthquake, so these are replacements.

The Dejected Abbey acquired some altercation if it was aboriginal built. At that time the alone abbey in the apple with six minarets was in the angelic city-limits of Mecca, and by outshining Mecca Sultan Ahmet had stepped on some toes. He creatively apparent the botheration by accepting a seventh minaret added to the abbey in Mecca, abating its supremacy and abstracted religious fervor.