Istanbul - Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet I Mosque)
Istanbul, turkey - Interior view of The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque - The Blue Mosque. The 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
10694017
Media ID
46570609
Size
5180px x 3316px
(7.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
