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

A 17th-Century Iranian mosque hailed as an architectural masterpiece has been damaged during restoration work ... With its striking bright blue and yellow patterned tiles, it is a magnet for ...

According to the assessment of cultural heritage experts, parts of the Agha Bozorg Mosque and School required restoration and with the efforts ... accentuated by light blue and brown geometric tiles.

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

Comprehensive restoration works are underway at the Hagia Sophia Mosque. In the second phase of the restoration works, the facades of Hagia Sophia Mosque, the upper covering, and the Second ...

Until the completion of Istanbul's Blue Mosque in 1616 the Hagia Sophia was the main mosque in the city, and its architecture inspired builders of the Blue Mosque and several others around the ...

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The Basilica Cistern is Istanbul's largest surviving Byzantine ... or after visiting nearby sights like the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Topkapi Palace Museum. It is within walking ...

The Blue Mosque of Istanbul was built in the 17th century. Construction began in 1609 and was completed in 1617. There have been several restoration projects on the Blue Mosque in the 400-plus ...