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 a striking memento of Istanbul’s nearly 500 ... ingeniously carving out the interior space,” Mason writes. The decision to include six minarets on the Sultan Ahmet Mosque caused ...

also known as the Blue Mosque, in Hamburg to confiscate cash and a black Audi vehicle. Nancy Faeser, the German interior minister, announced that she was banning the organisation that runs the ...

Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical ... It's located between the Blue Mosque and the Topkapi Palace Museum.