Sultan Ahmed Mosque

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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, is a historic Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul famed for its cascading domes and blue İznik tile-adorned interior.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman imperial mosque
historic building
mosque
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Blue Mosque
Sultan Ahmet Camii
linked to: Sultan Ahmed Mosque
architect Sedefkar Mehmed Agha
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
Ottoman architecture
completionDate 1616
constructionStart 1609
continent Asia
Europe
coordinates 41.0054°N 28.9768°E
country Turkey
denomination Sunni Islam
feature blue İznik tile-adorned interior
calligraphic inscriptions
cascading domes
large central courtyard
mihrab made of finely carved marble
stained glass windows
function place of worship
tourist site
governingBody Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
groundbreakingDate 1609
hasCapacity about 10,000 worshippers
hasCourtyard yes
hasDomeCount 1 main dome
8 secondary domes
hasMihrab yes
hasMinaretCount 6 minarets
hasMinbar yes
hasPrayerHall yes
heritageStatus major landmark of Istanbul
lighting chandeliers
locatedIn Fatih, Istanbul
Istanbul
Sultanahmet Square
materialUsed marble
stone
İznik tiles
namedAfter Ahmed I
linked to: Sultan Ahmed I
nearby Hagia Sophia
Hippodrome of Constantinople
notableFor blue color effect from interior tiles and light
interior decorated with more than 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles
patron Sultan Ahmed I
period Classical Ottoman period
religion Islam
yearCompleted 1616

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Hagia Sophia locatedNear Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Historic Areas of Istanbul contains Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Blue Mosque officialName Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Islamic art hasNotableExample Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sedefkar Mehmed Agha notableWork Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sedefkar Mehmed Agha designed Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sedefkar Mehmed Agha associatedWith Sultan Ahmed Mosque complex
linked to: Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Fatih district contains Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque alsoKnownAs Sultan Ahmet Camii
linked to: Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultanahmet Square hasLandmark Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Ahmed I burialPlace Sultan Ahmed Mosque
subject linked to: Sultan Ahmed I
Ahmed I architecturalPatronage Sultan Ahmed Mosque
subject linked to: Sultan Ahmed I
Islamic Civilization Park hasReplicaOf Great Mosque of Sultan Ahmed
linked to: Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Fatih, Istanbul contains Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Ahmed III burialPlace Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Alabaster Mosque inspiredBy Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultanahmet neighborhood contains Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Walled Obelisk locatedInOrNextTo Sultanahmet Mosque
linked to: Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum nearby Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Atmeydanı near Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultanahmet tram station near Sultanahmet Mosque
linked to: Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Osman II placeOfBurial Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Cankurtaran neighborhood locatedNear Sultan Ahmed Mosque