Blue Mosque and Obelisk of Thutmose III
The Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III (1549 - 1503 BC) - originally from Deir el Bahri opposite Thebes in Upper Egypt to commemorate campaigns in Syria. About 60m tall weighing 800 tonnes - broke during shipment to Constantinople in 4th century AD, only top 3rd survived. It stands in the Hippodrome close to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque (The Blue Mosque) has six minarets. Completed in 1616 - architect Mehmet Aga. For next 250 years - most Sultans chose to perform their Friday noon prayers in the Blue Mosque because of proximity to the Topkapi Palace
Picture No
10613557
Media ID
46550692
Size
3333px x 5338px
(3.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1920s
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1616 Ahmed Ahmet Bahri Camii Campaigns Deir Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphs Hippodrome Mehmet Minarets Obelisk Thutmose
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