History of the Sultan Ahmet Mosque

             

     The Sultan Ahmet Mosque is historical a mosque in the Istanbul  by Europe  known  as 

Blue Mosque.   It  was  built  from 1609 to 1616   by  architect Sedefkar Aga during the rule of 

Ottoman  Sultan Ahmet I .   Architect Sedefkar Aga is Sinan's students.   Sultan Ahmet  

 Mosque is one of four mosque with six minares .

                              

       During of the  17  th  centuries ,  In the Istanbul is most  big place of Hagia Sophia .

       The Ottoman state was very riched at that times. And   according to Ottoman rumor ,

       Sultan Ahmet said that  :  "  If the Byzantion has  done  the Hagia Sophia church  , I can 

built  more  big  a mosque . Because  of  this  ,    Order the Sultan  began to built   by architectes

for  big mosque . And  It was  finished in 1616 .  It was named  " Blue Mosque " ..

Also the  tourists  like  to  visit there