Sultanahmet Camii

Blue Mosque

Alternative Names

Sultan Ahmed Mosque

Sultan Ahmet Camii

Date

1609-1616

Work Type

Material/Technique

Measurements

L.: 73 m; W.: 65 m; Dome H.: 43 m; Dome Dia.: 23.5 m; Minaret H.: 64 m

Style/Period

Late Classical Ottoman

Notes

References

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See Also

Related Fieldwork Collection

Istanbul Documentation Project

Panoramas of World Architecture

Interior: Central Dome
Interior: Central Prayer Hall
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Southwest Wall
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Southeast Wall, South Corner
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Southeast Wall
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Southeast Wall, East Corner
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Northeast Wall
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Northwest Gallery Level
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Northeast Gallery Level
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Southwest Gallery Level
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Southwest Gallery Level
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Northeastern End, Facing Southeast toward Sultan's Loge
Interior: Central Prayer Area Facing South
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Eastern Support Pier
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Facing Southwest
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Northwest Elevation
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Northeastern End, Facing Northwest
Interior: Eastern Corner Facing Southwest toward Minbar; Under Sultan's Loge
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Eastern Corner, Facing West
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Eastern Corner, Facing Northwest
Interior, Central Prayer Area, Facing Southwest, Mihrab and Minbar
Interior: Mihrab
Interior: Minbar
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Northwest Elevation
Interior: Central Prayer Area; Qibla Wall; Mihrab; Minbar
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Northern Corner Elevation
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Southeastern End Facing Northeast, Sultan's Loge
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Southern Corner Facing North
Interior: Minbar
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Southern Corner, Support Pier, Northeast Elevation
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Southwestern End, Facing Northwest
Interior: Northwest Elevation, Main Entrance
Interior: Upper Northwestern Elevation, Domes, Muquarnas Transitions
Interior: Central Dome and Pendentives
Interior: Central Dome, Southeastern Support Dome, Pendentives
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Arch, Southeastern Support Dome
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Arch, Southeastern Support Dome
Interior: Central Prayer Area, Arch, Southeastern Support Dome
Interior: Southwest Elevation
Interior: Western Corner Elevation, Support Pier
Interior: Southern Support Pier, Muezzin's Tribune
Interior: Southeastern Elevation
Interior: Southern Support Pier, Muezzin's Tribune
Interior: Eastern Support Pier
Interior: Northeast Elevation
Interior: Southwestern Elevation, Side Aisle, Arcade
Interior: Muezzin's Tribune, Detail
Interior: Western Corner Facing Southeast
Interior: Northwestern Ceiling, Domes
Interior: Southern Support Pier, Muezzin's Tribune
Interior: Southwestern Elevation Facing South, Southwestern Side Aisle
Interior: Southwest Gallery Level, Iznik Tiles
Interior: Southwest Gallery Facing Northeast, Southern Support Pier
Interior, Northeast Elevation From Southwest Gallery Level
Interior: Southwest Gallery Level Looking North
Interior: Southwest Gallery Facing Northwest
Interior, Southwest Gallery, Iznik Tiles
Interior: Central Prayer Hall Looking East from Southwest Gallery Level
Interior: West Corner, Gallery Level, Looking Northeast
Interior: West Corner, Gallery Level, Looking East
Interior: West Corner, Gallery Level, Looking Southeast
Interior: Western Support Pier from Gallery Level
Interior: Central Prayer Hall Facing Southeast, Viewed from Northwest Gallery Level
Interior: Central Prayer Hall, Central Dome, Facing Southeast from Northwest Gallery Level
Interior: Northwestern Gallery Looking South
Interior: Northwestern Gallery Looking East
Interior: Northwestern Gallery Looking South
Interior: Northwestern Gallery Looking East into Northern Corner
Interior: Northwestern Gallery Level Looking Southeast along Northeastern Gallery
Interior: Northern Corner, Support Pier, Pendentive
Interior: Northeastern Gallery Level Facing Southeast, Iznik Tile Detail
Interior: Gallery Level, Northern Corner Looking South
Interior: Gallery Level, Northern Corner Looking West
Interior: Northeastern Gallery Level Looking South, Support Pier
Interior: Northeast Gallery Facing South, Sultan's Loge
Interior: Northeastern Gallery Level Looking Toward Western Corner
Interior: Sultan's Loge
Interior: Mihrab Detail
Interior: Qibla Wall Detail
Interior: Iznik Tile Detail
Interior: Gallery Level, Muqarnas Column Capital Detail
Interior: Muezzin's Tribune Detail
Interior: Southern Pier, Inscription Detail
Interior: Column Capital Detail, Upper Southwest Gallery
Interior: Southwest Side Aisle, Column Detail
Interior, Southwest Side Aisle, Support Pier
Interior: Northeast Gallery, Iznik Tile Detail
Interior: Northeast Gallery, Iznik Tile Detail
Interior: Calligraphic Medallion, Central Dome
Interior: Calligraphic Medallion, Pendentive
Interior: Mihrab Detail
Interior: Minbar Detail
Interior: East Corner, Detail, Under Sultan's Loge
Interior: Sultan's Loge Detail
Interior: Central Pier Detail
Interior: Mihrab Detail
Interior: Sultan's Loge Detail
Interior: Qibla Wall Detail
Interior: Detail Under Sultan's Loge
Interior: Sultan's Loge Detail, Iznik Tiles
Interior: Eastern Corner, Gallery Level Detail
Interior: Central Pier Capital Detail
Interior: Central Pier Detail
Interior: Minbar Detail
Interior: Qibla Wall Detail, Marble
Interior: Western Corner, Muqarnas
Interior: Western Corner, Muqarnas
Interior: Sultan's Loge, Mihrab Detail
Interior: Central Pier Capital, Cornice Detail
Interior: Central Pier Detail, Fountain
Interior: Northeast Side Aisle, Muqarnas Captial Detail
Interior: Southwestern Central Elevation