Blue Mosque Sultanahmet Istanbul

The Blue Mosque,which is one of the Istanbul's premier sights, has been constructed between the years 1609-1616 by Mehmet Aga who was one of the famous architects of the period.The location of the mosque is just opposite of the splendid Hagia Sophia

Suleiman Mosque

The Suleiman Mosque (Turkish: Suleymaniye Camii) is a grand 16th-century mosque in Istanbul, Turkey built by Suleiman the Magnificent.

The Suleiman Mosque was built on the order of sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and constructed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan. The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1557.

Ortakoy Mosque

Ortakoy Mosque, officially the Buyuk Mecidiye Camii (Grand Imperial Mosque of Sultan Abdulmecid) in Istanbul, is situated at the seaside of Marmara Sea in the Ortakoy

Dolmabahce Mosque

Dolmabahce Mosque is located in the south of Dolmabahce Palace,in Besiktas, on the European coast of Bosphorus. It was originally commissioned by the mother of Sultan Abdulmecid, Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan, but on her death it was continued by Sultan Abdul

Laleli Mosque

The Mosque of Laleli(tulip mosque) is located on the European side of Istanbul in Eminonu, district of Laleli where the streets of Ordu and Fethi Bey intersect.It is neighbour of Aksaray,which is in Fatih district. The mosque is constructed by Soltan Mehmed the Third between 1760 -1763. It is assumed that the

Nuruosmaniye Mosque

The construction of the Nuruosmaniye Mosque was started by Sultan Mahmud I in 1748 and completed by Sultan Osman III in 1755.It is situated on the European side of Istanbul,in Eminonu district,between Sultanahmet and

New Mosque

The New Mosque (Yeni Cami), in Istanbul's Eminonu district on the Golden Horn at the southern end of Galata Bridge, is officially the Mosque of the Valide Sultan (Queen Mother) because it was commissioned by Safiye, mother of Sultan Mehmet III in 1597.

Little Hagia Sophia

Little Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Kucuk Ayasofya Camii), formerly the Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchus is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans.Located between Hagia Sophia and Sultanahmet Square.

Zeyrek Mosque

Zeyrek Mosque (full name in Turkish: Molla Zeyrek Camii), is a mosque on the European side of Istanbulmade of two former Eastern Orthodox churches and a chapel. It represents the most typical example of architecture of the Byzantine middle period in Constantinople

Eski Imaret Mosque

Eski Imaret Mosque (Turkish: Eski Imaret Camii) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church was dedicated to Christ Pantepoptes ,meaning "Christ the all-seeing". It is the only documented 11th century church in Istanbul which survives intact, and represents a key monument of middle Byzantine architecture. Despite that, the building rema

Rustempasa Mosque

This is the mosque with a central dome and a single minaret that arises amidst the rows of shops and storehouses near the Spice Bazaar. It creates a beautiful sight in the busiest commercial center in Istanbul, together with the Suleymaniye Mosque on the slope behind. The architect Sin

Nusretiye Mosque

Situated on Meclis-i Mebusan Street in the Tophane square of Beyoglu,on the European side of Istanbul, the mosque was built between 1823-1826 by Sultan Mahmud II and designed by the architect, Kirkor Amira Balyan. It is on the coast of Marmar

Kilic Ali Pasa Mosque

Situated on the European coast of Bosphorus in the Tophane Square, it is a small complex consisting of a mosque, a religious school, a tomb, a public fountain and a hamam. It was built in 1581 by Architect Sinan on the orders of Admiral Kilic Ali Pasa. It is one of the last projects of Architect Sinan's later wor

Beyazit Mosque

Beyazit Mosque is located on the European side of Istanbul,in Beyazit Square which is situ

Sehzade Mosque

The mosque is in Sehzadebasi area on the European side of Istanbul,in Eminonu. Located in the South of The mosque of Suleymaniye and the east of the Bozdogan Arc. The establishment of this mosque i

Blue Mosque

Istanbul's imperial Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I (Sultan Ahmet Camii) is called the Blue Mosque because of its interior tiles, mostly on the upper level and difficult to see unless you're right up there with them.

Forget the blue tiles! The mosque (built 1603-17) is the masterwork of Ottoman architect Sedefkâr Mehmet Aga. It's built on the site of the Great Palace of Byzantium, on the southeastern side of the Hippodrome.

With its six minarets and a great cascade of domes, the mosque is a worthy sibling to Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) just a few minutes' stroll to the north.

The Blue Mosque has fascinating secrets revealed in my travel memoir, Bright Sun, Strong