The Blue Mosque, also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the most famous landmarks in the city and a significant symbol of the Ottoman ...

Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) is ranked #1 out of 19 things to do in Istanbul. See pictures and our review of Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii).

The landmark is located in Istanbul, Turkey, in the district known as Sultanahmet District. The Blue Mosque’s location is near a number of other notable tourist sites in the city from a range of ...

ISTANBUL With its cascading domes and six minarets, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque in abroad, is one of the Ottoman imperial mosques in Istanbul and one of the most ...

Pope Francis marvelled at the vast scale of the Blue Mosque, so named for the elaborate blue tiles that adorn its interior, which sits on a hill overlooking the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara.

It’s famously known as the Blue Mosque for its blue tiles in its interior. Benedict made the visit immediately after receiving a guided tour of Hagia Sophia, the 6th century basilica constructed ...

Since the early 1600s, the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul.

Departing from established practice of having visiting Muslim heads of state pray in a smaller mosque in Istanbul, the government allowed Ahmadinejad to pray in the Blue Mosque, Turkey’s symbol ...

Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of 30 November, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul, former Byzantine basilica dedicated to Divine Wisdom, later made into a ...

After the Hagia Sofia, President Obama walked the short block to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, better known as the Blue Mosque. It's the national mosque of Turkey, and before going inside, everybody ...