Designed by architect Sedefkar Mehmed Agha, the Blue Mosque is composed of one main dome, eight surrounding domes, and six minarets, which are large towers from which a prayer call could be announced.

Often in many mosques, the dome acts as the a central element of the structure, with its large shape and ornate design to draw the eye of the viewer in. However, the Blue Mosque's the smaller dome ...

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, the Blue ...

Dozens of police raided Hamburg’s Blue Mosque on Wednesday morning, as well as 53 other properties across Germany, in one of the most significant crackdowns on political Islamism in the country ...