Sultanahmet Mosque
It was commissioned by Sultan Ahmet the 1st on the square with the same
name in Istanbul between 1609 and 1616. Its architect is Sedefkar Mehmet
Ağa. It’s the only mosque in Turkey with six minarets. The mosque part
has dimension of 64x72. The diameter of its central dome has a diameter
of 33.4 m and a height of 43 m and is 2.6 m greater than that of St.
Sophia. The interior of the mosque is illuminated by 260 windows. Since
it is beautifully adorned by blue, green and white encaustics, it was
named by the Europeans as “Blue Mosque”. The inscriptions are made by
Seyyid Kasım Gubari of Diyarbakır. It makes up a complex with the
surrounding buildings.
|
FETHIYE
BODRUM
MARMARIS
ANTALYA