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

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The Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I, the Ottoman Empire’s sultan between 1603 and 1617. War bounty was typically used to fund large-scale projects like this, but the Sultan chose to use ...

The Blue Mosque, in particular, has very cleverly taken that concept and incorporated it within more traditional Islamic design, where the high flat platform is used as a base to build the mosque ...

They have been raised by the Blue Mosque's attendants since it was built in the 12th century and they have become one of its famous symbols. Children feed pigeons in the Blue Mosque complex.

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.

Pope Francis further demonstrated his commitment to improving relations between Christians and Muslims, as he prayed in Istanbul’s historic Blue Mosque and visited the Hagia Sophia—two ...