Construction of the Blue Mosque began in 1609 and was completed in 1616 during the reign of Sultan Ahmed I. The mosque was designed by the architect Sedefkâr Mehmed Ağa and is renowned for its ...

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 ...