Sultan Ahmet Camii
After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, Sultan Ahmet Camii became and still is the city’s principal mosque and is the center of Islamic faith in the region. It’s English name, the Blue Mosque, derives of the intricate ceramic tiles on the interior walls of the mosque. The mosque is closed to the general public only during the periods of Islamic prayer.
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