Opened in 1617 after more than seven years of construction, the mosque reflects the spiritual devotion of Sultan Ahmed I and the refined artistic vision of architect Sedefkar Mehmed Agha Standing in ...

The multi-day festival is characterised by prayers, gatherings, and the ritual sacrifice of animals, symbolising obedience and gratitude. A tradition tied to Eid-El-Kabir is the annual pilgrimage to ...

The blue-domed building is the largest Sunni mosque in Baghdad. Two security officials and medics at two Baghdad hospitals put the casualty toll at 29 dead and 38 wounded. All spoke on condition ...

Elderly men and children were also among the casualties. Baghdad security spokesman Qassim Atta and Ahmed Abdulghafur al-Samarrai, head of the blue-domed Umm al-Qura mosque that was targeted and one ...

With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural marvels. One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to locals. The Blue ...

One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to locals. The Blue Mosque is a striking memento of Istanbul’s nearly 500-year stint as the imperial capital of the ...

Adorned with more than 20,000 blue handcrafted İznik tiles, stained-glass windows, and the golden brushstrokes of a 17th-century calligrapher, the Blue Mosque is the legacy of Sultan Ahmet I ...

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With its cascading domes and six minarets, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque in abroad, is one of the Ottoman imperial mosques in Istanbul and one of the most impressive ...