It was built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I.
The Blue Mosque was built at the behest of Sultan Ahmed I - a very religious minded king who became a monarch at the very young age of fourteen.
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it was built by Ahmed i and was built because to surpass the Ayasofya in its glory.
No, the Blue Mosque was never a church, being built as a Mosque by Sultan Ahmed I. The Hagia Sophia was an Orthodox patriarchal basilica and later became a Mosque. It is now a museum.
I think it is the famous Blue Mosque, built in 1609 by Sultan Ahmad 1
It was built during the reign of Ottomans. Originally, it was a church.
i minaret represents a mosque built by a private benefactor 2 minarets show a mosque built by a community 4 minarets adorn a mosque built by the sultan (pre-1923 in Turkey) 6 minarets means you are looking at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul 7 minarets means you are in front of the mosque at Mecca
Sultan Ahmad Mosque (also known as the Blue Mosque) was built by Sultan Ahmad-I during 1609-1616. It is situated in Istanbul, Turkey. It was completed in the reign of Sultan Ahmad's successor Mustafa-I.
The Blue Mosque (Called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because of blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design.Mosque was built between 1609 and 1616 years, during the rule of Ahmed I. just like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasa and a hospice. Besides still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction in Istanbul.
The first mosque built in Lahore is the Pearl Mosque and was built between 1630-35. it is referred to as the 'Moti Masjid'.
The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore was built by Aurangzeb and not Akbar. Completed in 1673, Badshahi Mosque is the second largest mosque in Pakistan.
Another name for Blue Mosque is Sultan Ahmed Mosque. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is commonly known as the Blue Mosque because of it's excessive amount of blue tiles encasing the walls inside.
Aurangzeb built the Pearl Mosque. Totally by Public's shaRes....