Blå moskén

historisk byggnad · 1616 · Eminönü, TR · Sedefkar Mehmed Agha

Blå moskén (Eminönü, Türkiye) dates from 1616. The catalogue names Sedefkar Mehmed Agha as the architect. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The client was Ahmed I. The building was inaugurated in 1616. It is 64 metres high. The building is protected as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

163 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Stora palatset i Konstantinopel, 139 m away.

• Sedefkar Mehmed Agha