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Mosque of Sultan Ahmed
Istanbul,
Turkey, 1610 to 1616.
Style:
Islamic, late classical Ottoman
The
Mosque of Sultan Ahmed, Istanbul, on a prominent site on the
Hippodrome complementary to that of S. Sophia, is distinguished by
its six minarets. Four enormous piers dominate the interior and
carry a dome which is buttressed, as in Shehzade Mosque, by four
subsidiary half-domes... It is noted for its predominantly blue
Iznik tile work — whence it derives the name “The Blue
Mosque”.
—
Sir Banister Fletcher, A History of Architecture, P. 441.
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