The Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I, the Ottoman Empire’s sultan between 1603 and 1617. War bounty was typically used to fund large-scale projects like this, but the Sultan chose to use ...

With its cascading domes and six minarets, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque in abroad, is one of the Ottoman imperial mosques in Istanbul and one of the most impressive ...

Construction of the Blue Mosque began in 1609 and was completed in 1616 during the reign of Sultan Ahmed I. ... The mosque's exterior features multiple domes and six slender minarets, ...

Türkiye’s metropolitan Istanbul is also home to the country’s first six-minaret mosque, Blue Mosque. The mosque, called Sultanahmet Camii by Turks, was commissioned by Sultan Ahmet I in 1609 ...

However, the Blue Mosque's the smaller dome draws attention to the negative space between the minarets and the much lower roof, particularly the elaborate and stepped design.

The mosque’s minaret stands above the horizon of rolling hills. A black and white photograph shows Gaza’s old town, its houses and palm trees. In the foreground, on the roof of a structure, a ...

The centuries-old Omari Mosque, Gaza's oldest, was badly damaged in an Israeli strike. An Israeli official told NPR it was targeted because militants were using a tunnel near the structure.

Since the early 1600s, the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul.

The mosque is considerably more than a house of prayer. The compound includes a library and dormitories for 30 pilgrims, as well as a conference hall equipped with facilities for the latest in ...

With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural marvels. One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to locals. The Blue ...