The Sultanahmet Mosque, better known as the “Blue Mosque”, is characterized by a beautiful courtyard that surrounds it.
In the XVII century, Sultan Ahmet I decided to build an Islamic place of worship.
The mosque was built on part of the site of the Grand Palace of Constantinople, opposite Hagia Sophia and the hippodrome.
Construction of the mosque began in 1609 and the construction process was also meticulously described in eight volumes, now preserved in the library of Topkapi Palace.
The completion work was completed in 1617.
The Blue Mosque is also the only one to boast six minarets, surpassed in this only by the Ka’ba Mosque, in Mecca, which has seven.
The interior is characterized by an immense rectangular hall entirely covered with majestic carpets both of recent and ancient times.
