Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Assignment 2 ( Blue Mosque - Istanbul)




Blue Mosque is the most beautiful and famous building in the world. It is one of several mosques known as Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It is built by Mehmed Aga between 1609 and 1616. Its located at Istanbul, Turky. The style of building is islamic style. it is made of glass and marble. The mosque also has 6 minarets. According to history, it has 6 minarets because the architect misunderstood what Sultan Ahmad said. It has 260 windows which let the sunlight diffuse into the building quite nicely.

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