Today, the Blue Mosque is recognized as one of the must-see tourist attractions in Istanbul, and central to the city as a ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

Although Uzbekistan has become an increasingly ... One of the major palaces, Kuhna Ark, has cool rooms laid with blue and white tiles, and a mosque resplendent with an orange-gold ceiling that ...

At Afghanistan's border with Uzbekistan a cargo train rolls over ... I head to the intricately tiled Blue Mosque, the cultural heart of the city. I was last here in August, shortly before the ...

Beneath its iconic blue domes lies the final ... Various of Tamerlan Bibi-Khanim mosque, traffic, residents at fair; FILE: Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Date Unknown 25. Aerial shots of Tamerlan Bibi ...

One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to locals. The Blue Mosque is a striking memento of Istanbul’s nearly 500-year stint as the imperial capital of the ...