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The Blue Mosque, officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today.
The list below contains some of the most important mosques in modern-day Turkey that were commissioned by the members of Ottoman imperial family.Some of these major mosques are also known as a selatin mosque, imperial mosque, [1] or sultanic mosque, meaning a mosque commissioned in the name of the sultan and, in theory, commemorating a military triumph.
Later he also switched to architecture. He became a pupil of architect Mimar Sinan, Turkey's most celebrated architect, [3] becoming his first assistant in charge of the office in the absence of Sinan. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul is considered the culmination of the career of Sedefkâr Mehmed Ağa. Sultan Ahmed Mosque, northeast façade
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) Religious buildings. Arap Mosque (Dominican Church of St. Paul) Blue Mosque (popular name for the Sultan Ahmed Mosque) Bodrum Mosque (Myrelaion) Bulgarian St. Stephen Church (also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church) (Sveti Stefan Kilisesi)
Atik Valide Mosque: Istanbul: 1583 Ottoman mosque Başdurak Mosque: İzmir: 1652 built by Hacı Hüseyin. Bayezid II Mosque: Istanbul: 1506 Commissioned by Beyazıt II: Bebek Mosque: Istanbul: 1913 commissioned by Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha (1666–1730). Bodrum Mosque: Istanbul: 10th century Burmalı Mosque: Istanbul: 1550 ...
Located in the Büyükdere quarter of Sarıyer district in Istanbul, Turkey, the mosque was built by the Ottoman court steward Mehmet Agha, nicknamed "Kara Mehmet" (the "Black Mehmet"), during the reign of Sultan Mustafa III (r. 1757–1774) according to an inscription.
Şehzade Süleyman (Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده سليمان; c. 1613/1615 – 27 July 1635) was an Ottoman prince and the son of Sultan Ahmed I and maybe his Haseki Kösem Sultan. He was the brother of Murad IV and Ibrahim , and half-brother of Osman II .
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque), another landmark of the city, faces the Hagia Sophia at Sultanahmet Square (Hippodrome of Constantinople). The Süleymaniye Mosque , built by Suleiman the Magnificent, was designed by his chief architect Mimar Sinan, the most illustrious of all Ottoman architects, who designed many of the city's renowned ...