Mosque of Sultan Ahmed

Category

Library Item

Item no

28795

Title

Mosquee de Sultan Ahmed - Mosque of Sultan Ahmed

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1875

Size

19.3 x 24.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Reference Library

The Mosque of Sultan Ahmed is a famous mosque in Istanbul dating from the 17th Century. It is also known as The Blue Mosque due to the blue tiles which adorn its interior. It is one of one two mosques in Turkey with six minarets.

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