Pesona Mesjid Sultan Ahmet in Turki

Masjid ini dibangun antara tahun 1609 dan 1616 atas perintah Sultan Ahmed I, yang kemudian menjadi nama masjid tersebut. Ia dimakamkan di halaman masjid. Masjid ini terletak di kawasan tertua di Istanbul, di mana sebelum 1453 merupakan pusat Konstantinopel, ibukota Kekaisaran Bizantin/Bizantium. Berada di dekat situs kuno Hippodrome, serta berdekatan juga dengan apa yang dulunya bernama Gereja Kristen Kebijaksanaan Suci (Hagia Sophia) yang sekarang diubah fungsinya menjadi museum.
Jaraknya cukup dekat dengan Istana Topkapı, tempat kediaman para Sultan Utsmaniyah sampai tahun 1853 dan tidak jauh dari pantai Bosporus. Dilihat dari laut, kubah dan menaranya mendominasi cakrawala kota Istanbul.
Masjid ini dikenal dengan nama Masjid Biru karena warna cat interiornya didominasi warna biru. Akan tetapi cat biru tersebut bukan merupakan bagian dari dekor asli masjid, maka cat tersebut dihilangkan. Sekarang, interior masjid ini tidak terlihat berwarna biru.

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii, Ottoman Turkish and Arabic: مَسجِدُ السلطان أحمد pr. masjedu alsultane Ahmad) is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior.
It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction

Architecture
The design of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. It incorporates some Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. The architect has ably synthesized the ideas of his master Sinan, aiming for overwhelming size, majesty and splendour.It has 6 minarates along with 8 domes and 1 main one.

Sultan Ahmet Camii Cok Guzel