Mosques in Istanbul, Turkey

Among the numerous historic points in Turkey, the three celebrated mosques of Istanbul that merit extraordinary consideration. The most delightful one — The Blue Mosque — is viewed as the best perfect work of art of Islamic engineering, as well as of the world.

The Blue Mosque was worked after a progression of Turkish military thrashings. Sultan Ahmed I understood that no new mosque had been inherent the city for around forty years, so he chose to please Allah and cure the circumstance. The development started in August of 1609 when the sultan was 19 years of age.

They got out an expansive territory for the development, bringing down a few structures of the Byzantine and the Early Ottoman time frames. After that heaps and heaps of shake and marble were acquired. The name “Blue” was given to the mosque on account of the enormous (more than 20 thousand!) number of white and blue artistic tiles. A gigantic vault 23.5 meters in distance across and 43 meters high was adorned with verses from the Koran and the truisms of the prophet Muhammad. The sections were weaved with brightening lilies, carnations, roses and different trimmings. There are more than 50 distinct outlines of tulips alone on the segments of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul! The floors are secured with rugs, and a delicate light streams into the mosque through 260 windows.

There is an amusing tale about minarets of the Blue Mosque. The legend expresses that Ahmed I requested to assemble the typical number of minarets — four. Be that as it may, the draftsman committed an error and constructed 6. In year 1616, when the development was done, individuals understood that the new mosque had an indistinguishable number of minarets from the best holy place of the Islamic world — Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque in Mecca. It was viewed as a befouling, however luckily it had no impact on the outline of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Rather, one more minaret was added to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, and it again exceeded expectations among other such structures. to the Blue Mosque is one of the best landmarks of Istanbul: Hagia Sophia Museum. The basilica was initially worked by Byzantine Emperor Constantius I in year 324-337 AC. Following two centuries of flames and revolts, it was remade again by Emperor Justinian I. The new house of God was made with such loftiness that it propelled a legend of divine forces helping the development. Another legend, be that as it may, inferred that three yearly spending plans of the Byzantine Empire were spent on the development. All things considered, we see no contention between the two!

The Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul had a hard life: it survived a quake, a loot and, at long last in year 1453, a transformation by Sultan Mehmed II. Around then, four minarets were added to Hagia Sophia, and after a progression of other important changes, the house of prayer was changed into Aya Sofia Mosque. Our display demonstrates the working in its whole eminence and magnificence. What’s more, in the event that you ever get an opportunity to go inside, you will see the one of a kind old frescos and mosaics, reestablished after the mosque was transformed into a historical center in 1935.

Lastly, the Suleymaniye Mosque — the greatest mosque in the city. This renowned historic point of Istanbul is situated in the old part of the city. Draftsman Sinan constructed it in 1550-1557 on the request of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. Together with its neighboring structures (instructive organizations, shower houses, burial ground et cetera), the mosque shapes a complex the span of a city square. The fundamental building alone can fit 5 thousand individuals!

In spite of the fact that Istanbul, a city with hundreds of years long history, has saved innumerable landmarks and verifiable points of interest, these three mosques are especially excellent. See it for yourself in our aeronautical displays.