The Blue Mosque, or Sultan Ahmed Mosque is perhaps the most famous landmark in Istanbul. It’s 400th birthday will occur in and around 2016.
Inside Blue Mosque
It’s called the Blue Mosque, not because its partial to melancholy but for the thousands of blue hand painted tiles adorning it’s walls.
The Blue Mosque is an actual working mosque and many devout go there to pray but you can visit and marvel at this 400 year old structure. Please be respectful and wear clothes/scarf that cover your shoulders and legs.
Ceiling of Blue Mosque
This is a short 20 second video that I took in the Blue Mosque June 2010.
Watch more Istanbul videos at tripfilms.com
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