One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed ... the main central dome forms the body of the mosque, ingeniously carving out the interior space,” Mason writes. The decision to include ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

Iran is a big regional supporter ... also known as the Blue Mosque, in Hamburg to confiscate cash and a black Audi vehicle. Nancy Faeser, the German interior minister, announced that she was ...

Blue is also the colour one of the most distinct mosques in the UAE. The Ali Mohammed Sadeq Albulushi Mosque, often referred to as the Blue Mosque, uses the colour in a variety of ways – for the ...

Hong Kong's 20th weekend of protests saw the city's largest mosque sprayed with blue dye from water cannons, fuelling tensions in the area. Kowloon Mosque and Chungking Mansions had been on ...

One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it ... a cluster of domes and semi-domes around the main central dome forms the body of the mosque, ingeniously carving out the ...