One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to ... ingeniously carving out the interior space,” Mason writes. The decision to include six minarets on the ...

The Blue Mosque, also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is a historic mosque ... as most mosques typically have four minarets. The interior of the mosque is equally impressive, with its high ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s ...