Sultan Ahmed Mosque
This is the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Turkey. People commonly refer to it as the Blue Mosque. Sultan Ahmed I, commissioned the project as a way to demonstrate Ottoman dominance, despite losing significant battles with the Safavid Persia. He used the treasury to fund it. Construction began in 1609 and ended in 1616. It was essential to architect Sedefkâr Mehmed Ağa that the building emphasize size and grandeur. The mosque consists of five main domes plus six minarets and eight secondary domes.