The Blue Mosque is located in the Sultanahmet area of Fatih. It is within walking distance of several T1 tram stops, as well as must-visit locales like the Grand Bazaar and the Basilica Cistern.

If you’re looking to understand the different architectural styles and eras of Istanbul, here are five beautiful mosques to ...

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in ...

Built between 532 and 537, the building was a church for nearly a thousand years. It then served as a mosque from 1453 until 1935, before becoming a secular museum. In 2020, the building once ...