Today, the Blue Mosque is recognized as one of the must-see tourist attractions in Istanbul, and central to the city as a ...

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the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul. Visitors say this ...

ISTANBUL (RNS ... telling supporters in 2019 to fill the nearby Sultan Ahmet Mosque (also known in English as the Blue Mosque ...

A Turkish court has delayed a decision on whether the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul can be converted into a mosque. The Council of State - Turkey's highest ... of Istanbul's Blue Mosque in 1616 the ...

Spread across two continents and between two seas, Istanbul is a city of empires past. The Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Galata Tower are just some of the many historic structures ...

Hagia Sophia's change of status by Turkey ... a mosque until the Day of Resurrection," he said, referring to the emperor who conquered Istanbul in the 15th Century. This image of the interior ...

Where is the Blue Mosque? The landmark is located in Istanbul, Turkey, in the district known ... ingeniously carving out the interior space,” Mason writes. The decision to include six minarets ...