In which city can you visit the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque?
Sultan Ahmed Mosque Sultan Ahmed Mosque The Sultan Ahmet Mosque () is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. A popular tourist site, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque continues to function as a mosque today; men still kneel in prayer on the mosque's lush red carpet after the call to prayer. The Blue Mosque, as it is popularly known, was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed's tomb, a madrasah and a hospice. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls, and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five
Sultan Ahmed Mosque the court entrance on the western side. Only the sultan was allowed to enter the court of the mosque on horseback. The chain was put there, so that the sultan had to lower his head every single time he entered the court to avoid being hit. This was a symbolic gesture, to ensure the humility of the ruler in the face of the divine. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is one of the four mosques in Turkey that has six minarets (the other three being the modern Sabancı Mosque in Adana, the Hz. Mikdat Mosque in Mersin and the Green mosque