Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Title
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Date
1617
Identifier
6042
Alternative Title or Name
Blue Mosque
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Turkey (nation)
Istanbul (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Ottoman (style)
Subject
mosques (buildings)
interior views
Description
Interior view of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. "The mosque features two main sections: a large unified prayer hall crowned by the main dome and an equally spacious courtyard. In contrast to earlier imperial mosques in Istanbul, the monotony of the exterior stone walls is relieved through numerous windows and a blind arcade. Huge elevated and recessed entrances penetrate three sides of its precinct to provide access to the sacred core. The courtyard’s inner frame is a domed arcade, which is uniform on all sides except for the prayer hall entrance where the arches expand ... Inside, the central dome rests on delicate pendentives (triangular segments of a spherical surface) with its weight supported on four massive fluted columns. In order to extend the prayer space beyond the span of the central dome, a series of half-domes cascade outwards from the center to ultimately join the exterior walls of the mosque. Of the six minarets (towers traditionally built for the call to prayer), four are positioned on the corners of the mosque’s prayer hall while the other two flank the external corners of the courtyard. Each of these "pencil" minarets has a series of balconies adorning its lean form,"--by Dr. Radha Dalal, KahnAcademy website.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
48
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-BYZ2-1788
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- interior views, mosques
- Citation
- “Sultan Ahmed Mosque,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 1, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/13662.