Wednesday, May 21, 2008

MUHAMAD ZAKI( FAMOUS BUILDING: BLUE MOSQUE)

Hai everyone I would like to tell you about a famous building in the unique country. I call a unique country because the certain area is located in the Asia and the certain area is located in Europe. The country I mean is a Turkey have a famous building Blue Mosque. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known and referred to as the Blue Mosque, from the window of the upper gallery of the Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii) is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and was the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1299 to 1923). The mosque is one of several mosques known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque has become one of the greatest tourist attractions of Istanbul.

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