Sultan Ahmet Mosque
29 Kasım 2024

Sultan Ahmet Mosque

Sultan Ahmet Mosque was built by Sedefkar Mehmet Ağa, one of the students of Mimar Sinan, in the 17th century by Sultan Ahmet I.

Sultan Ahmet Camisi

Since there are many blue Iznik tiles on the walls of the mosque, the mosque is also known as the Blue Mosque. There are 21 thousand 43 eye-catching pieces on the walls of the mosque.  There are.

Sultan Ahmet Camisi İç Mekan

The wall surfaces are covered with tiles, starting from the tops of the lower row windows to the bottoms of the third row windows. Especially the tiles on the walls of the gallery are placed in a way that does not tire the eyes.

Sultan Ahmet Camisi İç Mekan

The prayer hall of the mosque measures 64x72 meters. The diameter of the central dome, which is 43 meters high, is 23.5 meters.

Sultan Ahmet Camisi Kubbe

Together with the Sultan Ahmet Mosque complex, it is one of the largest building complexes in Istanbul.

Sultan Ahmet Camisi Avlu

This social complex consists of a mosque, madrasahs, sultan's mansion, arasta, shops, bath, fountain, public fountains, tomb, hospital, primary school, almshouse and rental rooms. The tomb of Sultan Ahmet I was also built adjacent to the mosque garden.

  • Sultan Ahmet Camisi
  • Sultan Ahmet Camisi


Source Türkiye Culture Portal History of Istanbul