Live the moment with 4K of the Blue Mosque, one of the most famous buildings in the world

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

The mosque is also known as the Blue Mosque because of the dense blue Iznik tiles on its walls. There are 21 thousand 43 eye-catching Iznik tiles on the walls of the mosque.

The wall surfaces, starting from the top of the lower row of windows to the bottom of the third row of windows, are covered with tiles. The tiles, especially on the gallery walls, are placed in a way that does not tire the eye.

The prayer room of the mosque is 64×72 meters in size. The central dome is 43 meters high and has a diameter of 23.5 meters.

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

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

Approximately 400 years ago, Sultan Ahmet I started the construction of a mosque to build a work that would overshadow Hagia Sophia. One of the interesting events is that when the 6th minaret of the mosque was built, it was considered disrespectful to the mosque in Kaaba, which already had 6 minarets. For this reason, Sultan Ahmet I added the 7th minaret to the mosque in Kaaba. (Masjid al-Haram)

Since the visiting area and the worship area are separate, you can go there at any time it is open. It opens at 8:30 in the morning, closes at 18:30 in the summer and at 17:00 in the evening.

The design of the Sultan Ahmet Mosque is the culmination of a 200-year synthesis of Ottoman mosque architecture and Byzantine church architecture. While it contains some Byzantine influences from its neighbor, the Hagia Sophia, it also features traditional Islamic architecture and is considered the last great mosque of the classical period. The mosque’s architect, Mimar Sedefkar Mehmet Ağa, succeeded in reflecting his ideas of “grandeur, grandeur and magnificence in size”.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q : Why is the Sultanahmet Mosque across from Hagia Sophia?
Throughout history, Hagia Sophia wanted to surpass the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, while Suleymaniye wanted to surpass Hagia Sophia. At the end of this competition, it was decided that the Sultanahmet Mosque would only surpass Hagia Sophia in size, so as not to be too disrespectful to its ancestors, and the mosque was built with 6 minarets, an unprecedented example in the Ottoman Empire.

Q : Why is the Sultanahmet Mosque called the Blue 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. The mosque is also known as the Blue Mosque because of the dense blue İznik tiles on its walls.

Q : Whose work is the Sultanahmet Mosque?
Sultan Ahmet Mosque was built by the architect Sedefkar Mehmed Ağa on the historical peninsula in Istanbul by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I between 1609-1616.

Q : How many years did it take to complete the Sultanahmet Mosque?
The construction of the mosque, built on the second of the seven hills, began in 1609. The first digging of the foundation of the mosque was done by Sultan Ahmed I. The mosque, which embodies the art and aesthetic understanding of the 17th century, was completed in 7 years, 5 months and 6 days.