The inside of the mosque is a visual feast that combines blue with gold and taupe accents, as well as plenty of wood. The wooden ceiling of the mosque is beautifully designed, following the ...

prompting Kazakhstan to begin its Grand Mosque project. This white, blue and gold building spreads over 57,000m2 and features four 130m-tall minaret towers, a large central dome and 72 smaller domes.

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 ...

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 ...