The plan bears comparison to the covered Ottoman mosques of Bursa and Byzantine church architecture. On the exterior walls of the Blue Mosque are many interesting under-glaze tiles, which are adorned ...

Istanbul’s Blue Mosque reopened fully on Friday, the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, following a restoration effort that began in 2018. Attending the mosque’s opening ceremony ...

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 ...

ISTANBUL: Istanbul’s Blue Mosque reopened fully on Friday, the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, following a restoration effort that began in 2018. Attending the mosque’s opening ...