Also called the Sultan Ahmet mosque and built across from the Hagia Sofia, the exquisite Blue Mosque in Istanbul is the only mosque other than the Masjid al Haram in Mecca that has six minarets.
Most visitors enter from the North. But if you take the west entrance you will be rewarded by the sight of these spectacular cascading domes! (Alternately enter from the North and go around the side and exit from the West, although the impact is far less than walking into the ablution courtyard from the front.)
And oh yes, the Blue Mosque is not blue at all…it gets its name from its blue Iznik tile clad interior.
Thank you for visiting and have a great day!
Beautiful. Would love to see that as well someday!
Great & beautiful building!
So beautiful it reminds me of a mosque I visited when I was very little in Iran.
Glad to have stirred up fond memories 🙂 Thank you for stopping by!
Terrific Madhu, when I went the light was poor and my photos worse!
Thanks again Gilly! As you can see I am catching up with older comments 🙂
I proposed to my wife in between the Blue Mosque and the Aya Sophia. Not bad for a guy from a small town in the US. Thanks for sharing this, it brings back memories.
How wonderful! Cannot think of a more romantic setting! Thank YOU for the visit and comment. Hope to see you around 🙂
Beautiful photos of the beautiful mosque!
Thank you Fergiemoto 🙂