Any of the mosques can claim the title of the most beautiful building in the city. Many of them were rebuilt from churches, some are now only monuments of architecture and history.
Istanbul mosques - history in buildings
Many of the buildings are indeed preserved pages of the great history of these places. Some buildings are visible from afar and are famous throughout the world, some will have to be found in the corners of Istanbul and not every tourist in general knows about their existence.
The main mosque of Istanbul is Aya Sofia . Originally it was built as the greatest and most important temple of all Christianity in Byzantium. The first building was burned during the uprising in the city, after which the ruler Justinian almost a month later began to rebuild it. Further, Aya Sofia in Istanbul became a mosque when Sultan Mehmed II came to the city. It is possible to say for sure that the Aya Sofia mosque in Istanbul is a unique building, even today it has not been fully studied, since the underground part is flooded with water.
The blue mosque of Istanbul in Turkey is also known as the mosque of Sultan Ahmet. The building is located exactly opposite Aya Sofia. Architects in the construction of the windows arranged in such a way that the huge inner hall is always flooded with light, and the name of the mosque was received thanks to the interior in blue tones. The Sultanahmet mosque in Istanbul stands out among other similar buildings and the number of minaret: there are already six of them. The interior with a combination of blue tiles and carpets of contrasting cherry flowers makes a majestic impression.
As you know, the most famous period of the Ottoman Empire falls on the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. In honor of him and his wife, a mosque was built, to which no one had yet taken up buildings so majestic. The Suleymaniye Mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in Istanbul, surpassing in its beauty even the buildings of the great Justinian.