Blue Mosque, Istanbul
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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed
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17th-century illustration with floor plan by French explorer Guillaume-Joseph Grelot
Photo of the mosque's interior c. 1900
View from above, with the courtyard (bottom) and domes of the prayer hall (top)
Ahmed I
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Ahmed I was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. Ahmed's reign is noteworthy for marking the first breach in the Ottoman tradition of royal fratricide; henceforth, Ottoman rulers would
Blue Mosque, Istanbul
…the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I. It attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture. The mosque has a classical Ottoman…
Contemporary Ottoman portrait of Sultan Ahmed I. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Four-tiered crown built during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, depicted with Ahmed I
Sultan Ahmed I as a young prince. 17th century
Arrival of Ahmed I at Edirne. Nadiri's Diwan, ca. 1605. Topkapi Palace Museum Library, H.889