Culture of Sultan Ahmet - Blue Mosque
The design of Sultan Ahmet Mosque combines some Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia together with Traditional Islamic Architecture. It is considered to be... Read More
Architecture and Courtyard of Blue Mosque
The design of Sultan Ahmet Mosque combines some Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia together with Traditional Islamic Architecture. It is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical Ottoman architecture. The architect has used large quantities of stone and marble materials for the construction. The layout of the mosque is irregular because of the existing constraints of the site. The design plan is based on that of the Ṣehzade Mosque (1543-1548), which is the first major large-scale work of Sinan, with the same square-based plan and a spacious forecourt. The façade of the spacious forecourt resembles the façade of the Süleymaniye Mosque, but with the addition of turrets on the corner domes. The court has about the same size of the mosque itself and is surrounded by a vaulted arcade. There are ablution facilities on its both sides. In the middle of the inner courtyard, there is a hexagonal marble fountain with six columns.
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